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Faith Awa Maji, Lafia
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa has flagged off, in Lafia, the distribution of COVID-19 palliatives to vulnerable people in the 13 local government areas of the state.
The state recently received 35 trucks of different food items from Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), as part of its support to complement government efforts in cushioning the effects of hunger due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also the government procured 12 trucks of rice and distributed to the 13 councils.
Olam Farms Ltd. also donated one truck of 600 bags of rice bringing the total to 13 trucks.
He said the gesture was part of government’s commitment to continue to provide succour to the vulnerable households and the poorest of the poor in every nook and cranny of the state.
“I commend CACOVID and other philanthropists for this humanitarian gesture, aimed at assisting the less-privileged and vulnerable groups in the society. This gesture is worthy of commendation,” he said.
He said the commodities will be shared across the 1,495 polling units and added that the food items are to be shared to the poorest of the poor who have no source of income to cater for their daily needs, saying salary earners, businessmen and other privileged people are exempted from the intervention.
He said the steering committee on COVID-19 will ensure strict supervision and keen monitoring of the distribution process, adding that the committee, at all levels, will be held accountable for any anomaly in the distribution of the palliatives.
The governor, therefore, called on the committee members to justify the confidence government reposed in them by ensuring transparency and fairness in the distribution of the palliatives.
