ECOWAS Donates 4,000 Tonnes Of Food Items To Nigeria
August 23, 2020
5:12 am
The Nigerian government has received about 4,000 tonnes of food items from the ECOWAS Commission to distribute to vulnerable households, in order to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sangare Sekou, the ECOWAS Commissioner of Agriculture, Water Resources and Environment, disclosed this at the presentation of the items to the Federal Government on Saturday in Kano.
Sekou said that the gesture was to demonstrate the region’s solidarity with the Government and the People of Nigeria.
He said: “This regional solidarity will be demonstrated through food donations of a total quantity of 3,999 tonnes of cereals comprising of …
