The Minister of State of the Federal Capital, Ramatu Aliyu has stated in a recent statement that there are no hoarded COVID-19 palliatives in Abuja.
The Minister in her released statement, by her Special Assistant on Media Austine Elemue, affirmed that there are no hoarded palliative items in the Capital state for the victims for COVID-19, rather the palliatives in the state are meant for flood victims and they were safe and secured.
Aliyu further disclosed that security agents had been deployed to prevent any attack by hoodlums in the city. The Minister of the FCT cautioned unsuspecting members of the public against being lured into committing crimes, under the guise of hunting for “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.
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