A support foundation of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has donated coronavirus palliatives to states in Nigeria
The items include foodstuff, hand sanitisers and other sanitary materials
The gesture is to support the efforts of state governments across the nation as they battle with the effects of the virus
The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has presented relief items to 20 states to help them cope with the strenuous economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
This second phase of the distribution of palliatives by the GJF was announced on Friday, July 3, by Gloria Dede, the head of the foundation’s Bayelsa office.
Dede disclosed that this gesture was aimed at complementing the huge and commendable efforts of state governments across the country.
According to her, items distribution by the former president’s institution include rice and beans, sanitizers and other sanitary materials.
She listed states which have benefitted from this move as Anambra, Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Ekiti.
Others are Kebbi, Taraba, Zamfara, Sokoto, Oyo, Imo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states.
The federal government had said that its palliatives would be given to very poor persons in the country and those who are living with disabilities.
This was revealed by the minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, on Monday, April 13, in Abuja.