Hardship: NEDC hands over assorted food, non-food items to Adamawa govt

Rep of the MD. Fatima Bakari distributing the items.
Rep of the MD. Fatima Bakari distributing the items.
Hardship: NEDC hands over assorted food, non-food items to Adamawa govt

In it’s drive to mitigate the hardship being faced by vulnerable members of the community, the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has handed over assorted food and non food items to Adamawa State government for onward distribution to less privileged persons in the state.

Speaking during the occasion, MD NEDC Mohammed Goni Alkali represented by Ag. Coordinator NEDC adamawa Fatima Bakarin oted that the items to be presented to ADSEMA include rice, spaghetti, vegetable oil, brockades, mats, children wears and blankets to flood victims.

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The MD noted that the items will be shared to religious groups, people living with disability and other vulnerable population in Adamawa State.

Some of the food items distributed.
Some of the food items distributed

In addition, Bakari also noted that her organization has also provided agricultural machineries and processing equipments to Adamawa food security committee for onward distribution to the people.

The items include; 16 rice mills, 8 oil press machines, 35 walking tractors, 35 trailers, 20 rotary tillers, 30 planters and harvesters 21 threshers, 40 Rodgers, 40 2 disc ploughs, 2000 bags of fertilizer, 3 high pressure water pumps and 5 boreholes and installation of solar street lights in tertiary institutions as well as communities in the state.

While enumerating some of the landmark strides by the commission in the state, Bakari said NEDC has built the capacity of 400 youths in various fields in renewalble energy and solar installations (50), climate change adaptation and awareness campaign (100) use of efficient energy stove for women (70), fabrication of energy efficient stove and briquette production (20) waste collection and recycling (100) participants and watershed management training (75) participants.

The MD noted that in order to prevent flooding in the state capital, NEDC in partnership with the state government is currently desilting and evacuating municipal waste in 60,000 meters drainages within the state.

Representatives of CAN and JNI also Zidon Love and Bappare Kem, thanked NEDC for the timely intervention promising to ensure that the items is judiciously shared amongst the most vulnerable members of the social.

Also the NEDC has hand over agricultural machineries and processing equipments to Adamawa state food security committee for onward distribution to the people of the state.

Also thanking NEDC, the Chairman state food security committee Dishi Kwabe said the items will go a long way in mitigating hunger and hardship promising to ensure judicious distribution.

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