Governor Kashim Shettima has flagged of the distribution of grains and sugar to Maiduguri and Jere local government area of Borno state.
This flag off is an annual ritual to cushion the economic suffering of the people who have gone through harsh times as a result of the lingering insurgency being experienced.
The Governor who was at lamsula jabamari ward of Maiduguri metropolitan council area directed the distributing agents like SEMA to ensure that the food stuffs go round in a justifiable manner to every household .
A mammoth crowd gathered at Lamisula Jnr Sec Sch to get their share for each households to assist them during the ongoing Ramadan fasting for Muslims.
About forty tonnes of rice and sugar respectively will be distributed to 1.9 million people in 750 households who came in their hundreds to get their share of the largesse.