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By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa
As parts of its humanitarian efforts, the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has presented items to 20 states in its ongoing distribution of palliatives since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that efforts are on the way to ensure that items get to other states of the country.
The recent exercise is the second phase of distribution, as the organisation had earlier made an outreach to some internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in April this year.
Ms Gloria Dede, head of the Bayelsa office of the foundation, stated this on Friday, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital while presenting some items to the state government.
According to her, the gesture was to complement the COVID-19 response efforts of the various state governments.
Ms Dede said: “food items such as rice and beans, sanitizers and other sanitary materials have been shared to internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in the FCT and 20 other states.
She listed the states to include: 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.
Dede noted that “the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a devastating impact on economies and governance around the world, thereby affecting the lives and livelihood of millions of citizens.
“For us, at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, our gesture today is a way of complementing the efforts of different state governments by providing these palliatives to help cushion the economic impact on many homes.
“This presentation is an ongoing process and we are determined to cover other states in the country.
“So far, we covered 20 states and some IDPs in the FCT.
”For Bayelsa we are giving a token of 1,000 5kg bags of rice and beans to the state government as a way of complimenting their COVID-19 response strategy,” she said.
The Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, represented by his chief of staff, Chief Benson Agadaga, thanked the foundation for its support.
He stated that, Bayelsa State aligns with the mission and vision of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation as it in tandem with the prosperity agenda of the present administration.
“We look forward to partnering with your foundation in more areas so that we can build a peaceful prosperous and inclusive Bayelsa.
