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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has told youths in the country that they will not smell the leadership of the country again if they fail to take it now.

Obasanjo advised the youths to take over the leadership roles in the country now.

Obasanjo said this during the Bridge Foundation’s Emerging Political Leaders Fellowship programme in Abuja.

“You are the leaders of today; if you don’t take it now, you will never get it. You have to be positively disruptive; don’t accept things the way they are. You need to make those who need to be made uncomfortable uncomfortable,” he said.

Obasanjo added: “Knowledge is very important—accurate knowledge. You also need the fear of God and proximity to God. When you are a leader and you do not fear God, then you are a dangerous leader.

“Wherever you may choose, leadership is very important and the principles are basically the same. A good leader must have certain characteristics. Knowledge is good, but not enough. How diligent are you? What is your level of integrity? What are the values that you cherish?”

https://dailypost.ng/2023/12/01/take-over-leadership-now-obasanjo-tells-nigerian-youths/

The Kebbi government, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are conducting the test.

The campaign is part of the Promoting Rice Fortification in Nigeria (PRiFN) project to address micronutrient deficiency.


The pupils, teachers, and parents are from 23 schools in Argungu, Kalgo and Birnin Kebbi LGA.

Oluwatosin Adu, the fortified rice cooking programme facilitator, said on Sunday in Birnin Kebbi that Kebbi was chosen for the pilot project because it was the hub of rice production in the country.

According to him, the campaign is to introduce micro-fortified rice to Nigerians and weigh its acceptability.

“After this acceptability test, we will take the feedback to the federal government,” Mr Adu explained. “It’s expected that rice millers in the state will start producing fortified rice, and it will be integrated into the school feeding programme so that school children and households can now eat fortified rice and stay healthy.”

Mr Adu stated that the cooking demonstration and sensory acceptability test were integral to the PRiFN project.

“This is by raising awareness of the benefits of fortified rice while showcasing its adaptability to cooking methods and local rice cuisines as well as its deliciousness,” he said.

GAIN coordinator Seun Elere said 23 schools were selected to participate in the cooking and eating demonstration.

“About 40 per cent are said to be suffering from anaemia in Kebbi; with the fortified rice, the number will reduce, and more people will live a healthier life,” Yusuf Abdullahi of the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, said, stressing that the introduction of fortified rice would help to tackle malnutrition and anaemia.

The wife of the Kebbi deputy governor, Maryam Umar-Tafida, commended GAIN and WFP for the initiative.

She said fortified rice contains the necessary nutrients to keep the body from diseases.

“The event provides a unique opportunity to sensitise the general public on the benefits of fortified rice and how to cook it,” she said.

The PRiFN project is an initiative of GAIN and WFP to support the federal government’s national micronutrient deficiency control strategy.

https://gazettengr.com/school-feeding-pupils-fed-with-genetically-modified-rice-in-pilot-programme/

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