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The Federal Government of Nigeria has released 20,078 bags of garri and maize to Anambra State to alleviate the sufferings of the vulnerable homes, The Eastern Updates reports.
But the handling of the important palliatives was done secretly in the state at the weekend by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in conjunction with the state government
The Eastern Updates gathered that out of the number, 16, 130 bags were maize, while 3,948 were bags of garri
The Anambra State Government received the items to distribute to vulnerable persons in the state. The aim is to alleviate the effects of the country’s economic hardship.
The food items that came from the National Strategic Reserve took place at the Anambra State Emergency Management Agency, Awka with four local governments, Awka North and South, Dunukofia, and Njikoka as the first batch of beneficiaries.
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The Eastern Updates gathered officials of NEMA, Southeast Zone, had planned to share the items with the Anambra State Government and Transition Committee Chairmen of some local government areas save for the governor’s intervention
The state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo said the distribution was very important now that the prices of goods were skyrocketing on a daily basis
He assured that through the committee set up by the state government, the assorted commodities would be adequately distributed and would get to the doorsteps of those who were in true need of them.
“The items due for each local government area should be given to religious organizations and three percent will be given to boarding schools in the local government areas”.
The Executive Secretary, Anambra State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Chief Paul Odenigbo, said that they had set up a 16-man distribution committee in each of the local government areas for a seamless distribution exercise.
He assured them that the items would get to the targeted audience.
