SENATOR YARI TO DISTRIBUTES RAMADAN PACKAGE TO 250,000 HOUSE HOLDS ZAMFARA 18-01-24
By Sadiq Aminu Ahead of this year’s Ramadan, Senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar is set to distribute foodstuffs to the People of the State irrespective of Political difference in an attempt to begin the holy month with relative ease.
This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Gusau the state capital by the Chairman, Publicity Committee Ibrahim Muhammad Danmadami.
According the statement, under the arrangement which has been designed by the Main distribution committee headed by Lawal Liman Ƙaura, said 17,500 House holds in each of the 13 out of 14 Local government areas of the state are to receive the said items while 22,500 house holds are targeted in Gusau Local Government Area.
Speaking during the meeting, Lawal Liman revealed that, three additional items such as Rice, Sugar and Millet were no the previous allocations that saw to the distribution of only Maize because of the significance of the holy month of Ramadan.
He explained that a minimum of 1,300 beneficiaries would be drawn from each of 147 Wards of the state while the remaining beneficiaries will be drawn from local government headquarters, adding that, the gesture was aimed at reaching out to the needy especially orphans, widows and divorcees.
Liman added that, for beneficiaries access the items easily, each District will have a representative in the Local government distribution committee who shall be persons with proven integrity, Hon. Lawal M Liman stated.
The Chairman maintained that Local Government Committees have been given three weeks from now to conclude enumeration of the beneficiaries in their respective areas of jurisdiction and submit their report to Zonal Committees for onward submission to the main committee.
At the end of the exercise, it’s expected that 250,000 beneficiaries will have been covered across Zamfara State.