Ministers Have Been Given 1,200 Bags Of Rice Each…What I’ll Do With My Own-Dele Alake

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has disclosed that 1,200 bags of rice have been made available to him by the presidency for onward distribution to residents of Ekiti State as a way of mitigating the current economic hardship in the country.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Alake made this disclosure in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Segun Tomori.

‘Following the decision of the Presidency to respond to the yearnings of the Nigerian people to make more food available at the grassroots, 1,200 bags of rice were made available to each minister to further supplement the established channels of distribution such as state governments and civic organizations’ he said.

Alake added that the 1,200 bags of rice made available to him ‘will be distributed to the aged only’ adding that, ‘we need to reach out to our aged fathers and mothers at times like this to demonstrate the Omoluabi values of taking care of the old in the community’.

‘In the spirit of inclusion, it is important that we channel this intervention to mainly elderly citizens who do not have the strength to compete for welfare goods such as these at the established centres. We have taken their inventory and we are delivering to them.

Subsequent interventions will target other segments of the populace such as widows, orphans, persons living with disabilities and students in higher institutions of learning’ he added.

The minister also urged all public-spirited Ekiti people to lend a hand to the needy, adding that all hands must be on deck to support all efforts to rid the state of hunger and poverty-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you