The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq who announced this in Abuja, explained that the payment covered the cost of feeding pupils in the 33 participating states.
Mínísítà fún ètò ọmọnìyàn, àjálù àti ìdàgbàsókè àwùjọ, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq ló kéde yìí nílùú Àbújá pé, ìjọba ti san owó tí yóò pèsè ouńjẹ fún àwọn ọmọ ilé-ìwé tó wà ní ìpínlẹ̀ mẹ́tàlélọ́gbọ̀n lorílẹ̀ èdè Nàíjíríà.