Hunger: Osun to distribute 28,440 bags of grain, garri on Tuesday

VOICE AIR MEDIA, NEWS UPDATE

OSUN state government is set to begin distributing 28,440 bags of Garri and corn provided by the federal government of Nigeria to alleviate the impact of hunger and hardship in the country.

The Commissioner of Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, on Monday, July 29, confirmed that the state had received 43 trucks, four of which carried 25kg bags of Garri, totalling 5,040 bags.

He said 39 trucks containing 50kg bags of corn, with 600 bags in each truck, totaling 23,400 bags, were delivered to the state by the Federal Government.

According to him, “This current food palliative which consists of Garri and Corn originated from the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and is distributed by the National Emergency Management Agency Office (NEMA), Abuja.

“The palliative is being received by the Osun State Government through the office the of Osun State Emergency Management Agency (OSEMA), However, for transparency, record, and accountability, the Officials of Nigeria Police, I. C.P.C. D.S.S and EFCC and NEMA are readily on the ground to monitor the offloading and documentation of the consignments of the food palliatives.

“Accordingly, the distribution of the food palliatives to the would-be beneficiaries throughout the State will commence, tomorrow, Tuesday, 30th July 2024 and it is going to be carried out in line with an already spelt out template given by the FG which is in concomitant with the one also already mapped out by the Osun State Government.”

He explained: “Osun state government started receiving and offloading the trucks of the two edibles of Garri and corns from Thursday, 11th of July, 2024 at OSEMA warehouse in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

“So far, as of Sunday, the 28th of July, 2024, 4 trucks of Garri of 25kg and 21 trucks of Corns of 50kg bag, have been received. While all 4 trucks of Garri and the 16 trucks of corn have been offloaded, the remaining 5 trucks of corn will be offloaded today as Osun State Government is still expecting 1 truck of corn today, Monday, the 29th of July, 2024.

“The formal distribution exercise will commence with immediate effect, tomorrow, Tuesday, 30th of J 2024 through a clean, clear, thorough, and transparent process.”

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