- Targets aged women, others as beneficiaries
Ogun State Government has received a consignment of the first 3,000 bags of rice donations from the Federal Government in fulfillment of its plan to distribute grains to Nigerians to mitigate the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.
The Secretary to the Government of Ogun State, Mr. Olatokunbo Talabi, who confirmed this on Friday while fielding questions from newsmen, said distribution would commence after the repackaging of the grains of the commodities is concluded.
Talabi also affirmed that the state government had received money from the Federal Government for the procurement of grains, part of the money planned for the procurements to be distributed to residents by each state.
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The SSG noted that the state government is procuring more grains to complement the ones given by the FG for a wider reach among the residents.
He said: “Special considerations will be given to the elderly, physically challenged persons, and women, among others, in the distribution of the commodities.”
He added that the state government had already set up a committee of highly credible persons to be involved in the distribution of the palliatives.