Shettima unveils plan to improve nutrition in Nigeria
Vice President Kashim Shettima has unveiled plans to improve nutrition across Nigeria with a rallying call to faith and traditional leaders to champion the effort in their communities.
Shettima made the call to faith leaders at a high-level dialogue on nutrition at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, April 23.
The one-day dialogue organised by the National Council on Nutrition and the World Bank-assisted Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) Project, had the theme, “Faith Leaders as Catalysts for Enhanced Human Capital Through Nutrition”.
Shettima partly said: “We must proclaim to the world that our commitment to producing food of unparalleled richness is not rhetoric.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has demonstrated his commitment to prioritizing nutrition as an integral component of our quest for food sufficiency. This is our inspiration to implement quality, cost-effective nutrition services.
“From providing support to pregnant and lactating women to ensuring the well-being of adolescent girls and children under five years of age, President Tinubu’s vision has propelled us towards a future where every Nigerian has access to the nourishment they need to thrive.”
The Vice President appealed directly to the religious and traditional figures in attendance, calling them “prime cultural influencers” and a “gateway to a Nigeria defined by mutual understanding, peace, unity and social cohesion.”
