Food shortage: FG donates 20 trucks of rice each to 36 states

The Federal Government has distributed 20 trucks of rice each to the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this after Monday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.

The minister said this is the first step as the government takes steps to address the issue of food shortage in the country.

He appealed to the governors to ensure the effective distribution of the grains to the most vulnerable in the society.

“Each of the trucks of course is carrying about 1,200 25kg bags of rice. This is part of the measures that the government is taking in addition to so many others to ensure that the hardship being experienced by Nigerians is drastically ameliorated,” Idris said.

The minister said the bags of rice are expected to be distributed to vulnerable Nigerians by the state governments.

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“Each of the state governments has received 20 trucks of rice for onward distribution to the most vulnerable. This is a first step and the federal government will continue to support all the state governors and local governments, all the subnationals, so that the hardship being experienced by most Nigerians in terms of shortage of food supply is breached,” he said.