Palliatives: Kwara received 12,058 bags of maize, millet, sorghum from FG, says official
The Kwara government says it has received 12,058 bags of maize, millet, and sorghum from the federal government.
The state commissioner for communications, Bola Olukoju, stated this in a statement in Ilorin on Thursday.
The grains comprised 7,042 of 50kg bags of maize, 2,916 of 50kg bags of millet and 2,100 of 50kg bags of sorghum.
According to Ms Olukoju, the state government also received 8,700 25kg bags of rice.
She said the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, would flag off the distribution of the grains in the state soon.
The commissioner said the distribution template sent by the federal government would be strictly followed.
She said that the state government has always supported the state’s people in coping with the hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidy.
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