Delta State Government has distributed 940 bags of 25kg of rice and 150 25kg of garri as palliatives to the 11 wards in Oshimili South Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking at the point of distribution at the Oshimili South Council Secretariat, the member representing Oshimili South in the State Assembly, Hon Bridget Anyafulu, emphasised that the food items were strictly for vulnerable residents across the 11 wards of the area and not to be given to the rich.
”Take these food items to your various wards, distribute and let the people see the transparency in us for them to know that we are ready to serve them.
”And at the end of the day, let them be the ones that will speak for us and not we speaking for ourselves.
”Let us be sincere by ensuring that we distribute these food items to the right people because anything we are doing, we are doing it for God ”. she said.
Anyafulu added, ”so these food items are not for the rich, but for the vulnerable in this community. Do not give them to your relatives, except the poor among them.
Anyafulu, who is also the Chairman of the Palliative Committee in the LGA, emphasised the need for the coordinators to ensure that persons living with disabilities benefitted from the gesture.
According to her, “a percentage of the items should go to persons living with disabilities and we must always ensure that these persons are carried along in all that we do in this local government area because they are part of us.
The lawmaker, while commending the Federal and State Governments for the provision, noted that the initiative was aimed at addressing the ongoing food crisis in the country.
Anyafulu added that members of the distribution committee were not politicians, but carefully selected in order to ensure transparency in the distribution process.
”The committee members are made up of representatives of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), civil Society Organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations, traditional council, youth leaders, among others.
Responding on behalf of the ward leaders, Mr Emordi Obiora, of Ward 1, Oko community, who commended the Federal and Delta State Governments for the provisions, assured that the food items would be distributed to the beneficiaries.
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