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Mr. Alex Okoh, Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Monday, donated 300 bags of assorted food items to the less-privileged in Dutse-Alhaji in Bwari Area Council of Abuja.
In a statement issued in Abuja by Mrs Amina Othman, Head, Public Communications, BPE, Okoh said that the gesture was part of the Bureau’s corporate social responsibility.
He said that the BPE was moved into embarking on the exercise to mitigate the hardship that Nigerians, particularly the vulnerable are experiencing due to the stay-at-home directive of the Federal Government.
The BPE boss said that the government’s directive was to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
“These food items will serve the beneficiaries for seven days. Sixty per cent of the items will be given to widows and single mothers, while 40 per cent will be shared to the vulnerable in the area.
“Women are usually the most vulnerable in crisis situations like this, hence the preference for them.
“The Bureau has an affinity with the Dutse-Alhaji community, hence our choosing it for the distribution of these items,’’ Okoh said.
