Malnutrition: VP Osinbajo says Presidency supplied 10,300 bags of Food items to IDP Camps in July

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed the interventions made by the Presidency to ameliorate the hunger and malnutrition crisis ravaging Internally Displaced Persons camp in the North East.

According to the VP, the Presidency through the Presidential Initiative on North East distributed 10,300 bags of assorted grains and cereals to the IDPs in the North East.

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, made this disclosure yesterday in a statement made available to newsmen by his Senior Special Assistant on media and publicity, Laolu Akande. He said,  “Under the coordinated Federal intervention programme, both the Presidential Initiative on North East (PINE) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), are leading the humanitarian aid with the distribution of 10, 300 bags of assorted grains and cereals towards the feeding of over 2 million persons scattered across the region

“In the monthly Federal Intervention Report that shows the level of supplies in the month of July and compiled by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on the North East, Dr. Tope Masha, PINE supplied over 10,300 bags of food items such as rice, millet, maize, guinea corn, salt, vegetable oil, beans, and noodles to Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe and Bauchi States.

“Besides, NEMA also supplied Borno State with 13,200 bags of food items.

“The report indicated that PINE through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation distributed 2,155 assorted shelter materials in nine (9) different Local Government Areas of Borno State which includes Bama, Damboa, Bakacy, Dikwa, Monguno, Mafa, Jere, Banki and Gwoza.

“The Federal Government according to the report responded swiftly to the reported case of malnutrition in Bama camp, as severely malnourished children and adults have been moved from Bama to Maiduguri for comprehensive medical treatment.

“Government has also deployed medical teams from the Federal Ministry of Health and Nigerian Airforce to assist in support mission for nutrition emergency response to those in need.

“In addition, the government of Borno state is converting Islamiya School in Bama to a hospital which will be equipped by the Nigeria Airforce to achieve quick comprehensive treatment of victims.”