Gombe State Government has on Monday presented 380 bags of 25kg rice, 380 bags of 50kg sorghum and 240 cartons of spaghetti to security agencies in the state, PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports.
Confirming this on Tuesday, Information Officer, office of Secretary to Government of the State, Joshua Danmalam, said Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, was represented at the symbolic presentation of items by the Executive Secretary of Haruna Abdullahi.
He said the governor approved the extension of the distribution of the food items to security agencies in the state, aimed to bring succour to their families, adding that it would bring relief to the officers and men at these hard times.
Danmalam noted that the distribution is in continuation of the state government’s distribution of food items to the citizens to cushion hardship in the country.
He said, “Recall the state government had distributed assorted food items across the 11 Local Government Areas through their respective chairmen being items supplied by the Federal Government to States as well as, consignment from the North-East Development Commission to the North-East states all in an effort to cushion the devastating effects of food shortages in the country.
“Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s administration on its part has consistently distributed palliatives to the vulnerable, Religious groups and Civil society organisations overtime and assured of more going forward charging the leadership of security agencies to ensure equity in the distribution of the commodity to their personnel.”
The security personnel appreciated Governor Yahaya’s gesture and assured of judicious distribution of the food items.
