Economic Hardship: FG Hands Over 37,000 Bags Of Assorted Grains To Borno Government

Economic hardship, FG hands over 37,000 bags of assorted grains to Borno government

By Madu Mohammed, Maiduguri

The Federal Government under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu has handed over 37,000 bags of assorted grains to the Bormo state for onward distribution to poor and most vulnerable members of the society, as part of its initiatives to curshion the effect of the ecoomic hardship.

Presenting the assorted grains to the Borno- state government at the NEMA central store, Maiduguri on Monday, the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA), Mallam Zubaida Umar said ” President Bola Tinubu approved the release of 42,000 metric tones of assorted from national reserve to vulnerable households, groups to curshion the economic hardship ”

The Director General of NEMA represented by the the Northeast Zonal Director, Mallam Yakubu Suleiman said ” the the 42,000 metric tones was in fulfulment of President Bola Tinubu to release assorted food item from the strategic grain reserve in the custody of the Federal ministry of Agriculture and food security “.

The assorted food items includes maize, surghum, millet and Gari, the Borno- state is allocated 594 metric tones of maize,( over 11,000 bags) 252 metric tones of millet ( 5,130 bags), and 9,972 metric tones of surghum (69,409 bags)”, the DG NEMA said

Responding, Governor Babagana Zulum of Bormo state assured the Federal government that the food items will be distributed to the deserving most vulnerable members of the society.

“On behalf of the government and the people of Bormo state, I want to profoundly express our appreciation to the Federal government under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu for allocating over 37, 000 bags of assorted food items”, Zulum said.

Governor Zulum said “I want to use this medium to assure the Federal Government that the assorted grains will be judiciously distribution to the less privileged and the most vulnerable and deserving households in the state. It would not be diverted, I would ensure every deserving member of the society get it”

He said this is not the first time Federal Government is assisting the people of Bormo state, stressing that they have supported the state in the areas of food items, housing among others.

I also want to use this opportunity to express our appreciation to President Bola Tinubu, vice President Kashim Shettima, the Director General NEMA among other Organisations for their supports to the state”, Zulum further said.