Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to flag off direct distribution of relief materials in the North-East

   Acting President, Yemi Osibanjo would tomorrow in Maiduguri flag off the distribution of 30,000 metric tonnes of cereal directly to affected persons in the Northeastern states of Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi and Gombe.
   NEMA’s spokesman, Sani Datti in a statement issued today in Abuja, said the intervention would also serve as a litmus test for full cycle of intervention adapting world best practices while considering our own local peculiarities, exhibiting the best of transparency, accountability and in full consideration of the protection and integrity of the affected persons.
   He said, each household beneficiary would be issued with a voucher, which is redeemed at the receipt of the household allocation of the food basket and also involves taking the materials to the doorsteps of the affected persons.