Mr. Tarpeh told senators that the food distribution stimulus package will prioritize health workers, considered as frontline staff and security personnel who are in the high-risk category as well as vulnerable communitiesMonrovia – When Liberia’s National Legislature jointly endorsed President George Weah’s measures in his declared State of Emergency granting the authority to implement a food distribution stimulus package, it was believed that Liberians from all 15 counties would benefit. As part of the Senate oversight responsibility, Commerce Minister Wilson Tarpeh, Head of the food stimulus package distribution and Mr. Aaron Sleh, head of the WFP support service appeared before the Senate Committee on COVID-19 to explain the methodology of the distribution. “When the President first sent the package, it was to prioritize vulnerable people in the four counties affected by COVID-19. In his opening statements, Mr. Tarpeh told senators that the food distribution stimulus package will prioritize health workers, considered as frontline staff and security personnel who are in the high-risk category as well as vulnerable communities. Said Minister Tarpeh: “When the President first sent the package, it was to prioritize vulnerable people in the four counties affected by COVID-19.

Source: Front Page Africa May 07, 2020 03:00 UTC