The Osun State Government has ordered full investigations into the reported cases of food poisoning at St. James Primary School B, Owoope, Osogbo, the state capital.
Governor Ademola Adeleke directed immediate action when the matter was reported to him.
Adeleke was briefed on the development by the Special Adviser on O-Meal, Grace Oluwaseyi Ayodele.
The Governor has subsequently directed stoppage of further food cooking at the affected school pending the outcome of the investigations.
The affected cooks in the said schools alongside the Planning Officer for the O-Meal programme have also been summoned to a meeting on Tuesday morning.
The Governor also directed enforcement of food standard and control as well as the auditing of the O-Meal structure to forestall future occurrence.
Meanwhile, the government has said it will settle the medical bills of the affected students.
This was revealed by the Chairman of the Local Government Education Authority, Nathaniel Ojetola.
The LGEA Chairman, who was at the forefront of the intervention efforts, disclosed that 18 students were treated and discharged.
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The total student population of the school is 200, while 103 are within the population receiving food from the O-Meal programme.
A government delegation is also visiting families of the affected students, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, revealed.
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