Kwara receives 12,058 Bags of grains from FG....

Kwara State Government has received 12,058 bags of grains of maize, millet, and sorghum from the federal government for a population of well over three million.

Commissioner for Communications, Mrs Bola Olukoju disclosed  this in a press statement she released in Ilorin on Thursday morning.

According to the statement, "The breakdowns 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 are still being received as at today).

''The state government has  also received  8,700 of 25kg bags of rice," the statement said .

The statement also said that, "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." Concluded the statement.