Osun: 18 Pupils Hospitalised After Eating Governors’ Free Meal

Following their consumption of a midday meal provided to them under the Governor Ademola Adeleke administration’s free school feeding program, eighteen students from St. James Primary School B in Owoope, Osogbo were reportedly admitted to the hospital.

According to the Osun State Government, investigations into the occurrence have begun, and free meals have been discontinued in the impacted school while the inquiries are ongoing.

The affected cooks in the said schools alongside the planning officer for the O-Meal programme have also been summoned to a meeting by Tuesday morning, said the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Alimi.

According to the commissioner, the governor directed the enforcement of food standard and control as well as the auditing of the O-Meal structure to forestall recurrence.

The government also said the medical bills of the affected pupils have been settled and that they were treated and discharged.

Alimi said a government delegation will visit the families of the affected pupils.