Officials of the Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development presented food packages to residents of four Zongo communities in Accra namely; Tudu, Kasoa-Nyanyano, Tuba, Aplaku Zongo, Ablekuma Joma and Abbossey Okai Zongo
Other areas included; Nungua Zongo, Sabon Zongo, Adabraka, Nima, Accra New Town, Maamobi
and Shukura.
The presentation forms part of President Akufo-Addo’s directive to supply 400,000 food items to the most vulnerable citizens in communities in light of the lockdown.
The items donated include rice, gari, oil, sardine, tomato paste and 3,000 households beneficiaries.
The packages were presented by officials of the Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development to communities leaders for onward distribution.
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah earlier this week also asked individuals and groups who are distributing relief items to the vulnerable as part of the country’s COVID-19 fight to observe social distancing protocol to curtail the spread of the virus.
According to him, the government’s effort to contain the disease will come to not if people continue to disregard the protocol in the distribution exercises.
In a post on social media, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah said: “We encourage all who are involved in distributing relief packs to the vulnerable to ensure social distancing is observed. Else your efforts will be counterproductive.”
“We encourage all persons to comply with the measures and spread more knowledge and facts to help all of us”, the tweet added.