“We have a template where we categorise those who should benefit.”
has distributed 696 bags of rice as palliatives to the poor, vulnerable and physically-challenged groups in the state to cushion the impact of fuel subsidy removal.
He said that the farmers were the next in line to get maize and fertilisers to support their farming activities, saying that the distribution would be without “ethnic colouration and political party affiliation”. According to Mr Emu, the 696 bags of rice were distributed along the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission wards comprising 20 wards in each of the 25 local government areas of the state.
Mr Emu, who is also the chairperson of the State Palliative Distribution Committee, assured that the palliatives from the federal and state governments would get to the right people.“The problem is that maize only constitutes just a small percentage of your total cost. So, that is what the committee will work on; to look at the percentage,” he said.
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