The North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Adamawa, on Saturday, distributed food items to vulnerable groups and key organisations as part of renewed effort to impact society.
Speaking during the outreach on Saturday, NEDC’s Coordinator, Mr Khalifa Lawan, said that the initiative aligns with a directive from the commission’s headquarters.
He said that the gesture is to reach out to organisations and vulnerable groups across the state, before the end of 2025.
“Such interventions is central to the NEDC’s mandate of uplifting communities and improving social welfare.
“We are here to support you and to ease your work as you continue serving the public and vulnerable people in your care”, he said.
Lawan reaffirmed the group’s commitment to supporting institutions and vulnerable groups across the North-East.
In a feedback, Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Adamawa chapter, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, who responded among other beneficiaries, expressed appreciation to the group for the support.
He said, that the intervention will significantly ease their day-to-day activities, and strengthen their cordial relationship with the commission.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that beneficiaries also included the St Joseph Catholic Church Damilu, and Goni Musa Tumo Tsangayya Wauro Jabbe Islamic School.
Others are the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Jama’atu Nasril Islam, a Children’s Home, as well as the Jimeta and Yolde-Pate Correctional Centres among others.
