Governor Babagana Zulum
By Sam Kaye
The Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum, has assured residents, of the judicious distribution of 37,000 bags of assorted grams donated by the federal government to vulnerable members of the society in the state.
Zulum made this statement during the official handover of 37,000 bags of grains and gari by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) central store in Maiduguri to the Borno State government.
“On behalf of the government and people of Bormo State, I want to profoundly express our appreciation to the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for allocating 37,000 bags of assorted food items.
“I want to use this medium to assure the federal government that the assorted grains will be judiciously distributed to the less privilege and most vulnerable and deserving households in the state. It will not be diverted; I will ensure every deserving member of the society gets it.” Zulum said
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Zulum maintained that this is not the first time the federal government is assisting the people of Borno 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 and the Director General of NEMA, among other organisations for their support to the state,” Zulum reiterated.
Handing over the assorted grains, the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mallam Zubaida Umar, said, “President Bola Tinubu approved the release of 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains from the national reserve to vulnerable households and groups to cushion the economic hardship in the country.”
The Director General of NEMA, represented by the Northeast Zonal Director, Mallam Yakubu Suleiman, revealed that, “The 42 metric tonnes were in fulfilment of President Bola Tinubu’s decision to release assorted food items from the strategic grain reserve in the custody of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.”
“The assorted food items include maize, surghum, millet and Garri. Borno State is allocated 594 metric tonnes of maize (over 11,000 bags), 252 metric tonnes of millet (5,130 bags) and 9,972 metric tonnes of surghum (69,409)” the DG NEMA revealed.
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