On Friday, the Adamawa government received 42,000 metric tons of grains from the National Strategic Reserve for distribution among schools and vulnerable groups in the state.

The commodities include 462 metric tons of maize, 199.5 metric tons of millet and 546 metric tons of sorghum.

Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Zubaida Umar, who handed over the items to the state government in Yola, said the gesture was to mitigate the country’s adverse economic challenges.

Ms Umar, represented by the NEMA zonal director in the North-East, Yakubu Suleiman, said the items would be distributed equally to all 21 local government areas in the state.

President Bola Tinubu had directed that 20 per cent of the food items allotted to each local government be given to religious organisations, Jama’atu Nasril Islam and Christian Association of Nigeria and three per cent to boarding schools in the council areas.

Earlier, the state Deputy Governor, Kaletapwa Farauta, appreciated the president’s support and commended NEMA for safe and timely delivery of the food items.

Mr Farauta promised that the commodities would be distributed equally and that they would be judiciously used by the state.

(NAN)