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By JOE Hemba , Damaturu
The Executive Secretary of Yobe State Emergency Management Agency(YOSEMA) Dr. Mohammed Goje has explained that the media has effectively helped in the dissemination of information about covid 19 palliatives in the state.
Dr. Goje who briefed journalists in Damaturu on Wednesday said because of the effective involvement of the media in the distribution of the covid 19 palliatives, the people and the youth in the state are well armed with the information as to the state of the condition of all supplies in the state.
The YOSEMA Boss added that, the media having played that critical role has doused any tension in the state or fear of anyone attacking his warehouse for food materials.
He noted that his agency swiftly embarked on the distribution of any food and non-food materials that were brought into the state since March this year as directed by Gov. Mai Mala Buni.
According to him, SEMA has being able to make distribution of food twice this year to all the seventeen local government areas in the state.
“Gentlemen of the press, I want to tell you that all the palliatives supplies that we have received from donors have been distributed across all communities in Yobe State. Apart from the ones we received from donors, the governor too has continue to support the supplies steadily.
“From March, 2020 up till this moment, our distribution has surpassed over 69,000 households in the state. This is aside the routine distribution that we normalcy give to our displaced and vulnerable people in the host communities across the state.
“We are happy that the role you have played has journalists has effectively giving the people the desired information on the state of our palliatives so we do not have any fear that our warehouses will be attacked like what we are seeing in other places in the country,” Dr. Goje said.
While expressing regret over the massive looting of warehouses across the country, Goje, “I feel will very bad and I feel its not the right thing to be done. It’s really sad but going forward, donors and government should make sure that what is meant for the people is presented to them as soon as it is provided and made available. By that, there wont be any friction and the kind of things that we are seeing now”.
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