In its ongoing distribution of palliatives the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has given out items to 20 states since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This was made known by Ms Gloria Dede, Head of the Bayelsa Office of the foundation.
According to Mrs Gloria more palliative are on the way to ensure that items get to other states of the country in the bid to mitigate hardship in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
States listed to have benefitted include Anambra, Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Bayelsa, Cross River and Delta States.
Others are Edo, Ekiti, Kebbi, Taraba, Zamfara, Sokoto, Oyo, Imo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Rivers and Akwa Ibom.
While speaking during the second phase of distribution at Bayelsa State on Friday Mrs Gloria disclosed that the organisation had earlier made an outreach to some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the Federal Capital Terretory (FCT) in April this year.
She explained that the good gesture was to complement the COVID – 19 response efforts of the various state governments.
Ms Dede said: “Food items such as rice and beans, sanitizers and other sanitary materials have been shared to Internally Displaced Persons Camps (IDPs) in the FCT and 20 other states.
The COVID- 19 pandemic has brought about a devastating impact on economies and governance around the world, thereby affecting the lives and livelihood of millions of citizens.
For us, at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, our gesture today is a way of complementing the efforts of different state governments by providing these palliatives to help cushion the economic impact in many homes. This presentation is an ongoing process and we are determined to cover other states in the country. So far, we covered 20 state and some IDPs in the FCT.
”For Bayelsa we are giving a token of 1,000 5kg bags of rice and beans to the state government as a way of complimenting their COVID- 19 response strategy”
Chief of Staff, Chief Benson Agadaga who represented the Governor, thanked the Foundation for its support.
He said that, Bayelsa State aligns with the mission and vision of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation as it also in-line with the prosperity agenda of the present administration.
“We look forward to partnering with your Foundation in more areas so that we can build a peaceful prosperous and inclusive Bayelsa” Agadaga added.
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