Covid-19: Uzodimma flags off Distribution of Food Items in Imo
GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE
PRESS RELEASE
Covid-19: Uzodimma flags off Distribution of
Food Items in Imo
As part of the efforts of Imo State Government to ensure that
the global emergency caused by Covid-19 with its attendant economic stagnation
does not strangulate the people, Governor Hope Uzodimma, Saturday, commenced
the distribution of relief materials and food items to the 27 local government
areas of the state.
Delivering the items to the Interim Management Committee
Chairmen of the various local government areas after flag-off, Governor
Uzodimma tasked them to liaise with all political appointees in their domain
and ensure that the items get to the vulnerable and less privileged in the
communities.
He warned that any act of greed or attempt to share the items to
the wrong people would be sanctioned. The Governor gave the councils a template
for the distribution and promised to monitor how the template was complied with
or not.
The Governor said: “You must show leadership, what is meant for
the people is meant for the people and what is meant for the leaders is meant
for the leaders; you must remove any sign of greed no matter how small, this is
your first test, he warned.”
Governor Uzodimma thanked President Mohammadu Buhari for the
support he has given to Imo State through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs,
Disaster Management and Social Development that donated one trailer-load of
rice and other incentives to the state.
The Governor, who equally appreciated individuals and Corporate
Organizations that procured some food items and other relief materials to
augment the ones provided the Imo called on other well meaning citizens of the
state to lend support to government especially at this Easter period that we
are all celebrating the resurrection of Christ.
While reiterating that government will continue to expand her
programmes as the need arises, Governor Uzodimma enjoined the people to be
fervent in prayers and keep faith alive especially during this Easter
celebration.
“Our Christian faith must not be encumbered by the present
hardships. Whatever we know today about limiting the spread of the corona virus
is a mighty Gift from God. We must keep the faith by maintaining the same
standards of hygiene and vigilance that has kept our state corona virus-free
till now,” Governor Uzodimma said.
Responding on behalf of the Interim Management Committee Chairmen,
the IMC Chairman of Oru West local government, Hon. Willie Okolieogwo assured
that they will follow to the letters the template provided by the Government to
distribute the items.
He promised that they will be formidable partners of the state
government in the fight against COVID-19 in the state.
All the local governments went home with rice, noodles, groundnut
oil, tomato paste, tubers of yam among other items. One hundred thousand naira (₦100,000.00)
cash was also given to each INEC ward in the state to enable the people buy
other cooking condiments.
Oguwike Nwachuku
Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser
April 11, 2020
Picture:
0926 & 1907 Governor
Uzodimma addressing Interim Management Committee (IMC) Chairmen on modalities
of distributing the relief materials in their Local governments
0909 Governor Uzodimma inspecting the relief
items at the Imo International Convention Centre (IICC), Owerri, before handing
them over to the IMC Chairmen
0904 Secretary to State Government taking
instructions from Governor Uzodimma during the event at IICC, Owerri
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