BORNO STATE TAKES DELIVERY OF FG FOOD INTERVENTION, AS ZULUM DISTRIBUTES FOOD ITEMS TO 35,000 FAMILIES 28-07-24
By Sadiq Aminu The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has supervised the distribution of food items and agricultural inputs to over 35,000 male heads of household in Monguno Local Government area of the state.
Each of the beneficiaries received one bag of 25kg of rice and cowpeas to enable them cultivate their farmlands.
The Governor said the rice package was part of the 20 trucks donated by the federal government to the state to alleviate the hardship faced by people occassioned by high cost of food items.
“We are in Monguno town mainly for two functions, first to distribute food items provided to the government of Borno State by the federal government. 20 trucks of rice were given to us, and this morning, we distributed all of them to this community” Zulum said.
Zulum also announced that aside from the food items, government is also supporting male-headed household with inputs, noting that most of them do not have the capacity to buy improved varieties of seeds.
He expressed gratitude to the federal government for the gesture, stressing that it will go along way in addressing food insecurity in the state.
“I want also to inform you that the federal government has provided 90 trucks of fertiliser to the state government for free to distribute to our farmers,” He stated.
Meanwhile, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has also disbursed over N450m to 45,000 widows and vulnerable women in Monguno town.
“We have also distributed N10,000 in cash support and a wrapper to each of the over 45,000 widows and vulnerable women in Monguno town.”
According to the Governor, the distribution of palliative by his administration was not meant to create dependency but to support vulnerable families that have lost their sources of livelihood due to the Boko Haram conflict.