COVID-19: Nigerian govt gives Lagos 6,000 bags of 50kg rice, two trucks of 20kg vegetable oil

The Federal Government on Friday gave food palliative to Lagos State government as part of measures to cushion the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on residents.

The federal government handed over a total of 6,000 bags of 50kg rice and two trucks of 20kg vegetable oil to the state.

The Minister of Humanitarians Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, who handed over the items to the state government at the Lagos House, Marina, said the palliative was at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to her, the palliative is to be distributed to the vulnerable in the society.

The minister said: ”We are here to pay a solidarity visit to the government and people of Lagos State on this unfortunate COVID-19 pandemic that is affecting us in the nation.

“It is also to follow up on the directive of Mr. President to give out palliative to the affected state; Lagos, Ogun, and FCT that is lockdown by the federal government.

“We are bringing food relief in terms of rice and condiment and secondly, we want to also flag off the Tradermoni and Marketmoni intervention of the federal government.”

She said that the tradermoni and marketmoni initiatives had been in existence for some time, but the President had directed that the initiatives be expanded to include other vulnerable groups.

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Responding, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, commended the President for always supporting the state.

“On behalf of the people and government of Lagos State, we want to thank Mr. President for continuing to be the father of the nation and for leading the nation at this time,” he said.

He said the federal government had started identifying from their database those that would enjoy the intervention of tradermoni and marketmoni.

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