There are no hoarded COVID-19 palliatives in Abuja — FCT Minister

FCT Minister of State, Ramatu Aliyu has stated that there are no hoarded COVID-19 palliatives in Abuja.  The Minister in a statement released by her Special Assistant on Media Austine Elemue, also affirmed that palliative items meant for flood victims were safe and secured. Aliyu who disclosed that security agents were being deployed to prevent any attack in the city, cautioned unsuspecting members of the public against being lured into criminality under the guise of chasing ‘hoarded’ palliative food items. She further revealed that the FCT Administration had in the past few months distributed all items procured and also distributed donated items to the Area Councils, Community Associations, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Professional bodies/associations, stressing the administration has continued to receive donations that are distributed on a continuous basis, very transparently. Aliyu also averred that warehouses are supposed to stock supplies for emergency response including the recurrence of COVID-19 emergency. The post There are no hoarded COVID-19 palliatives in Abuja FCT Minister appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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