COVID-19 Palliative: FG donates 42 trucks of food items to FCTA

The Federal Government has donated 42 trucks of food items to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for onward distribution to the poor and vulnerable people within the city and satellite towns.

Ms. Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Social Development and Disaster Management, presented the donation to the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, on Wednesday in Abuja.

She explained that the aim of the donation was to cushion the economic hardship faced by residents of the FCT, following the lockdown order by the government to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.