The Kano State Government on Monday began the distribution of 52,000 bags of rice and 52,000 bags of maize palliative to the most vulnerable persons across the 44 local government areas in the State.
Speaking while flagging off the distribution, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf warned the distribution committee members against benefiting from the food items.
He said the items are specifically for some identified persons, as such committee members, journalists, security agents and civil servants are not eligible to benefit from the palliatives.
He said the palliatives would only help to cushion the effect of subsidy removal, adding that it would go a long way in alleviating the sufferings of the masses occasioned by subsidy removal.
He explained that this is the second time the items are distributed to selected vulnerable groups for 484 wards across the 44 LGAs in the State.
He said the committee, comprising community and religious leaders amongst others, was set up not only to oversee the distribution but also to ensure that the items reached the targeted groups.
“Each ward will receive 400 bags of 10 kg of rice free with 991,000 bags of maize, Tsangaya and Islamiyya schools and Tory homes, persons with special needs, junior Civil Servants, widows and orphans will benefit,” he said.
Text except headline courtesy Punch
