The Federal Government, at the weekend, flagged off the distribution of palliatives worth millions of naira to cushion the impact of the recent flood disaster that ravaged most parts of the Niger Delta.
The Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, disclosed that the exercise targeted at victims of the flood and vulnerable persons in the nine states of the Niger Delta was approved by President Bola Tinubu.
Momoh, who flagged off the distribution process in Akure, Ondo State capital, for onward distribution for the other eight nine Niger Delta states, identified as Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Imo, Abia, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River, said Tinubu is committed to alleviating the challenges faced due to the flood.
The Minister disclosed that the items approved for distribution include rice, spaghetti, beans, sewing machines, grinding machines, motorcycles, and cooking stoves, among others.
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