Coronavirus: FG to release 70,000mts of garri, others to vulnerable Nigerians
- Sabo Nanono, minister of agriculture, says FG has begun the release of 70,000mts of garri and other food items to vulnerable Nigerians
- The minister said the food items will be handed over to the minister of humanitarian affairs and disaster
- Nanono further stressed that the distribution is part of the federal government's package to cushion the effects of Covid-19
The federal government says it has begun the distribution of about 70,000 metric tonnes of food items as part of the package to lessen the burden of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sabo Nanono, minister of agriculture and rural development, established this on Tuesday, April 7, in Niger.
He added that the release of the 70,000 metric tonnes of garri, maize, millet and sorghum from six silo complexes across the country has been launched, The Nation reports.
The agriculture minister said the food items have been delivered to the minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Farouq.
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"Our mission here is to hand over about 12,500 metric tonnes of garri and maize. Maize 10,000 tonnes, garri 2500 tonnes," the minister said.
“I assure you that by tomorrow NEMA would have to be here. Anybody that knows of garri knows that what we have here is high-quality garri.”
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the leadership of the National Assembly has tackled the federal government over the disbursement of the Social Investment Programme (SIP) funds during the coronavirus lockdown.
Speaking with the minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, in Abuja on Tuesday, April 7, the NASS leaders, Femi Gbajabiamila of House of Representatives and Senate president bemoaned how the money is being disbursed.
They argued that those who ought to be beneficiaries are partly left out because of the ministry's current arrangement.
In other related news, the transfer of N20,000 by the federal government to poor households in the Kwali area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja has begun.
Sadia Umar-Farouk on Wednesday, April 1, said that this is part of President Muhammadu Buhari's plan to help vulnerable Nigerians to cope with the lockdown order over coronavirus.
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