Bauchi State has settled backlog of N421 million direct school feeding debts to contractors, it was learnt.
Commissioner for Education Dr Aliyu Tildespoke in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi yesterday.
He said the government introduced food monitors in secondary schools to ensure supply and delivery of quality food to the schools.
The commissioner said the food monitor policy had brought sanity as pupils were now properly and adequately fed with quality meals.
According to him, the ministry engaged private marketers for the supply of foodstuffs to ensure efficient and regular supply.
He said the government engaged Amalgamated Bauchi traders and Artisans Multipurpose Cooperative Union Ltd., to handle supplies and delivery of food items to schools.
“I commend their resilience and punctuality as their performance has changed the narrative for the better,” he said.
He noted that N4.2 million was generated from proprietors of private schools for annual renewal and purchase of application forms.
“We achieved this feat through constant checking on the private schools obligations before clearance,” he added.