The Kogi State Government is to commence distribution of food palliative and cash support to the people of the state.
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo announced this in a statement by his spokesperson Ismaila Isah on Thursday in Lokoja.
The governor said modalities for distribution of the grains and cash are being worked out by our team right t now, adding that “in a couple of days we shall commence the distribution of grains and cash support to all households across the 239 wards in Kogi State.
“This is in line with our campaign promises to key into the policies and programmes of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Federal Government of Nigeria.”
The measures by the state government was as a result of the emergency meeting of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The meeting which Governor Ododo also attended, deliberated on some of the challenges the country was going through especially the rising cost of food and insecurity in the nation.
The meeting which was at the instance of President Tinubu along with Vice President Shettima and Governors of the 36 states of the federation agreed on modalities to tackle the current economic crisis being faced by the citizens and how to deal with insecurity in the country.
The President restated his commitment to work with the Governors for the wellbeing of Nigerian families and urged the Governors to redouble their efforts in tackling the problem of food shortages and insecurity across the country.
Isah said Ododo who was attending the meeting of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum for the first time as Governor of Kogi State,v expressed support for the agenda of Mr. President to tackle the prevailing food crisis and insecurity in the country.
He said the Governor promised to address the problem of food security and economic downturn frontally by embarking on quarterly food palliatives and cash incentives for every household.
The statement further reads: “Governor Ododo assured the people of a hitch-free distribution of the intervention throughout the state.
‘He called for the active involvement of community leaders, religious leaders and other stakeholders for the smooth distribution of the palliatives.
“The Governor also noted that his administration is already working on long term measures for agricultural development in areas of livestock and crop production to guarantee food security in Kogi State through a mix of commercial and subsistence farming in all parts of the state.”