By; BILIQIS ONAOLAPO OLAJUMOKE, Ilorin
Kwara State Government has said that it has received 12,058 bags of grains of maize, millet, and sorghum from the Federal Government.
The breakdown of the 12,058 are: 7,042 of 50kg bags of maize; 2,916 of 50kg bags of millet; and 2,100 of 50kg bags of sorghum, which were still being received as at yesterday.
The state government also announced the receipt of 8,700 of 25kg bags of rice, according to a statement by the Commissioner for Communications Mrs Bola Olukoju.
The statement said the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Senator Abubakar Kyari will flag off the distribution of the grains in the state very soon — in manners that would follow the distribution template sent by the Federal Government.
The state government has constantly supported the Kwara public to cope with the inconveniences that trailed the removal of fuel subsidy.
