In an attempt to dispel the concerns, the Government released the cost breakdown of the operational and administrative cost for the food distribution exercise today, but the breakdown had led to many questions than answers. Did the GOL and WFP sign any agreement for the food distribution exercise? What actually constitute supply chain costs and what constitute non-supply chain costs for NGOs doing the distribution? Nearly 95% of human capital working on the food distribution efforts constitute high paid public sector employees. The questionable allocations to unexplained lines items in the covid19 food distribution budget, heighten the need for more enquiries into procurement and expenditures.

Source: Front Page Africa June 17, 2020 09:00 UTC