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Ekiti State Government on Thursday began the distribution of 10,000 bags of rice to religious bodies in the state to cushion the effect of hardship especially during the festive period.

Distributing the bags of rice donated by Aliko Dangote Foundation on behalf of Ekiti state government, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Ebenezer Boluwade affirmed that the state received 10,000 bags of 10kg rice from the foundation which he said were mainly for the two religious bodies in the state.

The Commissioner stressed the need for the two bodies to ensure that the food gets to the vulnerable in their religious organization as a way of fulfilling Governor Oyebanji’s mantra of shared prosperity agenda to the people, noting that the food distribution is an intervention to the less privileged in the society.

“We got 10,000 bags of 10kg rice from Aliko Dangote Foundation, it was actually meant to be distributed during the fasting period, you know the fasting of Muslims and Christians overlapped, so, it was actually meant for vulnerable that are Christians and Muslims, that is why you can see Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and their Muslim counterpart here today.

“Dangote gave a categorical instruction that we must distribute the rice to vulnerable that are Christians and Muslims.”, said Mr Boluwade, who used the opportunity to commend the foundation for the gesture and Governor Oyebanji for ing the distribution of the commodity to the local government areas.

He issued stern warning to religious leaders saddled with the responsibility of distributing the food items to ensure that the items get to the actual people they were meant for, as government will not take it lightly with anyone who diverts the commodity to inappropriate destinations.

Presenting the commodity on behalf of Aliko Dangote Foundation, an Operation Officer with the Headquarters of the company in Lagos, Mr Victor Ejiro said the gesture was part of the foundation’s annual national food intervention programme, aimed at giving back to the people, and ing governments in fighting poverty and hunger in Nigeria.

While affirming that Aliko Dangote is ionate about philanthropy and committed to ensuring that hunger is reduced to the barest minimum in Nigeria, Ejiro added that the purpose of the initiative is to help households in Nigeria alleviate the suffering they are going through in feeding themselves.

In their separate remarks, the Secretary of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Mr David Fabusuyi and the President, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Ahmed Bakare were full of praises to the donor and the state government, which facilitated the good gesture for deeming it fit to the downtrodden hoping that it will go a long way in alleviating the state of hunger the people are going through especially during the Muslim festive period.

The Clerics, who promised to ensure that the commodities get to the actual people they are meant for, thanked Governor Oyebanji for his welfare stance for the less privileged in the state.

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Since the inception of gov Oyebanji's tenure, the quality of news emanating from that State has been amazing, back-to-back.

I am not there; but I want to believe what I have been hearing is in consonance with the reality on ground.

I am an Igbo from the South-South. May God bless Oyebanji and Ekiti State!

Okay👌
Good.

Otilo

The same hypocrites that are claiming that things are better under their natural disaster of a Messiah are distributing 10k bags of rice to cussion the effect of hardship in ekiti state

Please make it make sense abeg.

These people love propaganda and mediocrity more than they love even their miserable lives.

Nigeria is finished. Imagine rice as a scarce commodity!

Nigerians living like refugees in their own land

As usual, keep as many as you can extremely poor and uneducated, and watch them dance and sing praises to your name.

These people do these things cus they know the country will never move forward cus of individual differences.

This is one of the reasons I will never criticize apc never again.

Nigerians! 😁😁😁
Una go chop rice tire. 😂😂😂

No be me talk am o!
And no be my handwriting be this o!

Good idea

I am yet to hear religion motivated terrorist attack on the religious group starting celebration tomorrow

ok

SusanOpeyemi:
Nigeria is finished. Imagine rice as a scarce commodity!

completely finished

Klington:


The same hypocrites that are claiming that things are better under their natural disaster of a Messiah are distributing 10k bags of rice to cussion the effect of hardship in ekiti state

Please make it make sense abeg.

These people love propaganda and mediocrity more than they love even their miserable lives.

Why are u 😢 ? Is this not beta than the Akpu plus Egusisoup and kerosene dem gave us in Abia?

Ekiti State Government on Thursday began the distribution of 10,000 bags of rice to religious bodies in the state [b]to cushion the effect of hardship [/b]especially during the festive period.

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tonubu apc powered hardship.

To save nigerians from hardship, apc tinubu must be removed by 2027

Say no to hardship, Say no to apc tinubu

Eat rice and forget your sorrow

Good effort

So those who do not believe in God doesn't deserve anything? I am not sure the best way to distribute this but I believe Local Government would have been a better source of distribution than religious body.

OBUKOMENA:
Since the inception of gov Oyebanji's tenure, the quality of news emanating from that State has been amazing, back-to-back.

I am not there; but I want to believe what I have been hearing is in consonance with the reality on ground.

I am an Igbo from the South-South. May God bless Oyebanji and Ekiti State!

This too na the governor work, abi?

Hmmm

It's all fake, come to Ekiti and see what's he doing. He's robbing peter to pay Paul little back.
He has killed most of the small scale businesses with exorbitant tax. Health care system is expensive and can't be affordable by people. Ordinary HIV test that was free in past istration is now #2500.
And many more

Onewazobia:



This too na the governor work, abi?

Hmmm

OBUKOMENA:
Since the inception of gov Oyebanji's tenure, the quality of news emanating from that State has been amazing, back-to-back.

I am not there; but I want to believe what I have been hearing is in consonance with the reality on ground.

I am an Igbo from the South-South. May God bless Oyebanji and Ekiti State!

SusanOpeyemi:
Nigeria is finished. Imagine rice as a scarce commodity!

Imagine!! 10 kilo of rice to cushion the effect of hardship😂😂😂😂
Didn't they said the government policies are making food prices to drop.

Akinwalecollins:
It's all fake, come to Ekiti and see what's he doing. He's robbing peter to pay Paul little back.
He has killed most of the small scale businesses with exorbitant tax. Health care system is expensive and can't be affordable by people. Ordinary HIV test that was free in past istration is now #2500.
And many more

Politicians will always be politicians

OBUKOMENA:
Since the inception of gov Oyebanji's tenure, the quality of news emanating from that State has been amazing, back-to-back.

I am not there; but I want to believe what I have been hearing is in consonance with the reality on ground.

I am an Igbo from the South-South. May God bless Oyebanji and Ekiti State!

may this never happen to any one I know in life for using them to cash out because of food

OBUKOMENA:
Since the inception of gov Oyebanji's tenure, the quality of news emanating from that State has been amazing, back-to-back.

I am not there; but I want to believe what I have been hearing is in consonance with the reality on ground.

I am an Igbo from the South-South. May God bless Oyebanji and Ekiti State!

What exactly is commendable about turning the people to almajiri?
I have said it a million times, EVERY Southern politician envies northern politicians,

OBUKOMENA:
Since the inception of gov Oyebanji's tenure, the quality of news emanating from that State has been amazing, back-to-back.

I am not there; but I want to believe what I have been hearing is in consonance with the reality on ground.

I am an Igbo from the South-South. May God bless Oyebanji and Ekiti State!

You are not far from the truth

I thought this governor had sense. Alas, it's all for showbiz

Don't give food, give jobs!

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