The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development delivered 110 trucks of palliatives foodstuff from the Federal Government to the Kano State Government for distribution to the needy, vulnerable, and people of concern in the state.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq explained in a statement that the ministry had two weeks ago delivered 10 trailer loads of parboiled rice to the state government.
She noted that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was directed to deliver 100 trucks of grains to five locations in the State for distribution to poor and vulnerable households on the instruction of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“The grains in 100 trailers are now on their way to Kano and comprise millet, sorghum and maize, which were released from silos holding the country’s strategic food reserve located across the country.
“It could be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to release 70,000 metric tons of food for distribution to less-privileged Nigerians to cushion the effect of the lockdown aimed at checking the spread of the killer-disease triggered by COVID-19 in Nigeria,” she said.
