By Michael Ovat -Awka
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has officially launched the National Community Food Bank Programme for the South-East geopolitical zone.
The event took place at the historic Old Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia, on Thursday, September 10th, 2026, marking a major milestone in the federal government’s nationwide food security and social welfare drive.
The ceremony drew key government figures, dignitaries, and stakeholders, hosted notably by the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, and his wife, Mrs. Nonye Soludo.
The South-East zonal food bank initiative is structured to cushion vulnerable groups against economic hardships, directly targeting widows, the elderly, persons with disabilities, nursing mothers, and young children with essential food assistance and nutrition education.
Speaking at the event, the First Lady emphasized that the programme forms a core component of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), aimed at grassroots development, reducing hunger, and directly improving human capital indices across Nigerian communities.
Governor Chukwuma Soludo and the state’s First Lady, Mrs. Nonye Soludo recieved the first Lady at the event which reinforces state-level policies aimed at tackling poverty, promoting sustainable agriculture, and strengthening social safety nets in Anambra State and the wider South-East region.
Beyond the food bank unveiling at Amawbia, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s official visit to Anambra State also featured a series of developmental engagements including commissioning of a state-of-the-art Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Centre at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, designed to equip youths with tech skills including software development, data analysis, and remote-work training.
The project teams up with the Anambra State government’s humanitarian efforts to flag off empowerment grants, vocational tools, and agricultural inputs for thousands of beneficiaries across the state’s 21 local government areas.
The event demonstrates a reinforced partnership between the Federal Government and the government of Anambra State toward inclusive economic growth and societal welfare
