By Emmanuel Oluwakorede
Kogi State Government says it has declared State of Emergency on Hunger to cushion the current economic challenges in the State.
Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA), Mr. Atimah Mouktar made this known in an interview with our Reporter.
Worried by the present economic hardship in the country, Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo launched a quarterly palliative programme for the vulnerable in the State.
To further walk the talk, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Atimah Mouktar said in line with the commitment of the Federal Government, the Governor has declared a state of emergency on Hunger.
According to Mouktar, the State is expecting forty trucks of grains ranging from sorghum, Maize, millet and Gari, saying the State has already taken delivery of twenty three trucks.
He noted that effort has been put in place to ensure that the palliatives get to the people that need the items, pointing out that loopholes of diversion will be blocked.
The Executive Secretary explained that effective and efficient disaster management is one of the priorities of the present administration, noting that the necessary political-will, will be deployed to manage disaster.
While promising to bring innovations that will enhance disaster management, Mr. Mouktar called on those living along flood prone areas to move to higher ground.
