Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has revealed that in response to the yearnings of the Nigerian people to make more food available at the grassroots, 1,200 bags were made available by the Presidency as palliatives for grassroots to each minister to further supplement the established channels of distribution such as state governments and civic organisations.
Alake, who made the disclosure in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, made available in Ado Ekiti yesterday, said the 1,200 bags made available to him “will be channelled to the aged only”, adding that “We need to reach out to our aged fathers and mothers at times like this to demonstrate the Omoluabi values of taking care of the old in the community”.
He enjoined all public-spirited Ekiti people to lend a hand to the needy, adding that all hands must be on deck to support all efforts to rid the state of hunger and poverty.
