Tinubu's Govt to Distribute Free Palliatives to Nigerians, Minister Shares Details

• Abubakar Kyari, Nigeria's minister of agriculture and food security, has said that the 42,000 metric tons of grains recently approved for distribution to vulnerable Nigerians would be provided free of charge
• Kyari stated that necessary machinery and measures had also been put in place to further ensure that only needy individuals and communities get the food palliatives
• President Bola Tinubu had directed the immediate release of the food items as a short-term response to the hardship being experienced in the country

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FCT, Abuja - The administration of Bola Tinubu will distribute free grain palliatives to needy Nigerians, Abubakar Kyari, minister of agriculture and food security, has said.

Kyari disclosed that this is part of the Tinubu government's ongoing efforts to reduce hunger and hardship in the country, Vanguard newspaper reported.

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The minister said necessary machinery and measures had also been put in place to further ensure that only needy individuals and communities accessed the food palliatives.

Per Arise News, Kyari stated that the government believed that the current food inflation was due to market forces of demand and supply.

He added that that the problem of affordability remained a key challenge for Nigerians – and not the issue of availability.

He was speaking on Wednesday, February 14, at a ministerial media briefing held in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.

Kyari said:

"Basically, the other interventions we are looking at is the grains reserve currently we have 53,000 metric tons of grains in our reserve, in our silos across the country, we have requested to release 42,000 metric tons, for a very good reason, we need the remaining 11,000 metrics ton for any eventualities, in fact, it is stated that we must of a buffer.. so the 42,000 is in the process of release and we are waiting for indexes, we are also talking with NEMA so that we can get the grains to where it is needed the most”

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"The grains will be given to the needy free of charge, they would get it at no cost at all”

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Ogun govt begins N5b palliatives for households

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Ogun state government said it would embark on immediate N5 billion worth of intervention to cushion the effects of the current economic hardship on residents.

Governor Dapo Abiodun announced this on Wednesday evening, February 14, during the emergency briefing of newsmen inside the Olusegun Osoba Press Centre at Oke Mosan governor’s office in Abeokuta.

Source: Legit.ng