Why we kept COVID-19 palliative till now – Osun govt
The Osun Food and Relief Committee in charge of the food donated by Coalition Against Covid-19 (CACOVID), on Friday said the food items were not distributed up till now because it was waiting for approval from the donor.
The Secretary of the Committee, Alhaji Bayo Jimoh lamented that the warehouse in Ede was looted. “It is not true that the food items were hoarded,” he said.
The residents of the state lamented that the food items that were meant to serve as relief during lockdown was kept at the warehouse.
He added that the Committee was still expecting the rice component of the donated items, 40, 230 bags of 5kg, which was part of the reason the items were still in the warehouse up till the time they were stolen.
Dutse Emir urges review of police recruitment Mohammed Abubakar, Dutse The Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Nuhu Muhamadu Sanusi has joined in calls for police reform through extensive training of the personnel of the Nigeria police as the panacea for ending police brutality in the country.
The monarch faulted the recruitment process of the Force, which he said is breeding corruption and other forms of vices within the police.
The emir gave the advice while hosting a presidential delegation led by the Minister of Water Resources, Engr Sulaiman Adamu who visited Jigawa State yesterday to solicit the support of political, traditional, religious and community leaders against the violence emanating from EndSARS protests in the country.
The delegation also paid a courtesy visit to the State Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar where he intimated him that President Buhari had directed them to visit the state and engage with leaders on promoting tolerance, peace and stability at this critical moment.