SIR: It was heart-warming to hear in the news that El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State has flagged off a programme of feeding school children in Kaduna. The governor said that 60 per cent of the funds were coming from the Federal Government while 40 per cent is from the coffers of the state

We are not too interested in where the money for feeding our school children comes from, as long as they are fed and taken care of. At some time past, I have suggested that all state governors use a part of their security votes to feed school children. But this particular governor has said that the money for feeding of school children comes from funds from the centre and the state.

Who am I to complain? Thanks, Governor El-Rufai.
But my worry is that the feeding will likely be restricted to children in government schools. Will children in the Quran schools also be fed? They should. What about the thousands of children in the north of Nigeria – the Almajiri –children who tradition and culture and religion have cast out like dirty pieces of rags without a daily bathe, a meal and proper recreational amenities for their mental and physical growth? Please feed them, please!

Governors from the entire country must start their own school feeding programme for primary school children as well.
• Bob Etemiku, ANEEJ, @DsighRobert