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COVID-19: Govt orders release of 17,500 tonnes of grains to Nigerians

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The Director of the National Food and Strategic Reserve, Haruna Suleiman, said on Saturday the Federal Government had directed the release of about 17,500 metric tonnes of assorted grains from the Yola National Food Reserve site for distribution as palliatives to Nigerians.

Sulaiman, who disclosed this to journalists at a forum in Yola, Adamawa, said the gesture was part of federal government’s palliatives to cushion the effect of COVID- 19 lockdown in the country.

Represented by the Manager, Yola Food Reserve site, Mr. Amusa Sulaiman, the director said the department has many food reserve sites across the country.

He said: “Due to the COVID -19 lockdown, there is a presidential order for us to start releasing food from national food reserves.

“The department has issued a standing order to every site to start re-bagging in preparedness for distribution to all states of the federation.

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“From Yola site, there is a directive from the government to immediately release about 17,500 tonnes, equivalent of 100 trucks of the assorted grains of sorghum and maize to Kano State Government.”

According to him, 28 trucks out of 100 had arrived in Kano Thursday, adding that the trucks were leaving Yola reserve site to Kano under the supervision of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

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