Remi Tinubu Urges Govs To Establish Community Food Banks

The first woman, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged state governors throughout the nation to determine useful group meals banks of their three senatorial districts to strengthen meals safety and deal with malnutrition amongst susceptible populations.

She made the decision throughout the presentation of meals objects to the spouse of Katsina State Governor Hajiya Zulaihat Dikko Radda for onward distribution to susceptible individuals within the state beneath the Food Outreach Scheme of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI).

Mrs Tinubu who was represented by the spouse of the vice chairman, Hajiya Nana Shettima, stated Katsina State had develop into the thirtieth beneficiary of the scheme following profitable distributions to 29 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Launched in March 2024 beneath the Social Investment Programme of the Renewed Hope Initiative, the meals outreach scheme supplies dietary assist to individuals with disabilities, widows and different susceptible teams to ease their hardship and enhance household well-being.

According to a press release by the particular assistant to the president on media & ICT, Kwapchi Bata Hamman , the primary woman disclosed that the intervention was sustained by way of the generosity of two companions who offered two truckloads of meals objects month-to-month, enabling the Initiative to assist two states each month.

As a part of efforts to deal with meals insecurity and malnutrition, the primary woman additionally introduced the profitable completion of the nationwide rollout of the National Community Food Bank Programme designed to fight baby malnutrition and assist pregnant ladies and lactating moms.

She urged state governors to undertake the framework and set up useful group meals banks throughout their senatorial districts, stressing that federal and zonal interventions alone wouldn’t be enough to deal with the size of the problem.

According to her, stronger collaboration between federal and state governments would assist prolong dietary assist to extra communities and make sure that susceptible Nigerians have entry to important meals provides.

Governor of Katsina State Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda described the occasion as a day of hope and renewed dedication to the welfare of the individuals noting the intervention demonstrated  the federal authorities’s resolve to achieve susceptible Nigerians in any respect ranges.

He stated the initiative was a sensible intervention with tangible affect, complementing the efforts of the Katsina State authorities to enhance the well-being of its residents.

The governor famous that his administration in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda was working in direction of constructing a future the place each Nigerian may dwell with dignity by way of investments in Education , Healthcare and Agriculture .

He added that the state authorities had made concerted efforts to enhance safety throughout communities by supporting safety companies with the mandatory tools to strengthen their operations.

Governor Radda additional acknowledged that the Renewed Hope Agenda is designed to empower Nigerians to attain their aspirations, urging the individuals of Katsina State to assist the ruling social gathering within the subsequent election to maintain continuity in governance and improvement.

Hajiya Zulaihat Dikko The Wife of the Katsina State Governor expressed appreciation to the First Lady for the gesture stating that the Renewed Hope Initiative has continued to play an essential function in selling the welfare of Nigerians notably ladies, individuals with disabilities and different susceptible teams by way of its varied social intervention programmes.

Osun , Ogun and Akwa Ibom States are anticipated to be subsequent beneficiaries of the meals distribution Scheme

The meals objects have been formally handed over to the Wife of the Katsina State Governor by Wife of the First President Hajiya Nana Shettima for distribution to the meant beneficiaries.