Vice President Kashim Shettima has charged local government chairmen to drive the implementation of the Nutrition 774 (N-774) Initiative at the grassroots to improve nutritional outcomes in communities across Nigeria.
Accordingly, he directed the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) to actively participate in and strengthen the Local Government Committees on Food and Nutrition, ensuring they become centres of planning, coordination, implementation, and accountability in every council.
Mr Shettima gave the directive on Friday in Abuja, during a courtesy visit by the National Executive Committee of ALGON to the Presidential Villa on the Nutrition 774 Initiative. He said the goal is to develop functional structures capable of delivering measurable improvements in nutrition at the community level.
“I believe that strengthening the Local Government Committees on Food and Nutrition, therefore,e presents an important opportunity to reinforce this governance framework. These committees should become centres of planning, coordination, implementation and accountability within every LGA.
“I urge ALGON to drive this process with determination so that every council develops functional structures capable of delivering measurable improvements in nutrition at the community level,” he stated.
