The Osun Government has ordered an investigation into an alleged food poisoning of 18 pupils at St. James Primary School (B) Owoope in Osogbo, the state capital.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, and made availaible to newsmen on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.

The commissioner stated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, ordered the action and also directed the stoppage of food cooking.

Alimi noted that the affected cooks in the school and their planning officer for the programme had been summoned to a meeting on Tuesday.

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”The governor has directed enforcement of food standard as well as the auditing of O-Meal structure to prevent future occurrence,” he added.

He further stated that the state government has settled all medical bills of affected pupils after they were discharged from an undisclosed hospital.

The Chairman of the Local Government Education Authority, Nathaniel Ojetola, said 18 pupils were treated and discharged.

Ojetola said: ”The total student population of the school is 200 while only 103 were within the population receiving food from the O-Meal programme.

”Also, a government delegation is visiting families of the affected students.”

The Star