By Mubarak Aliyu kobi
In an effort to ameliorate hardship, Bauchi State Government has flagged off the distribution of over one hundred and ten thousand bags of food stuff across the twenty local government areas of the state.
The gesture is collaboration between the state and the federal government targeting beneficiaries across all the three hundred and twenty three wards as Ramadan Palliative.
Inaugurating the exercise at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium Bauchi the State Governor Bala Mohammed said the move was aimed at ensuring that citizens have access to relief materials to alleviate their suffering due to high cost of living.
Bala Mohammed who said over two billion naira was expended in procuring the items noted that a high powered committee has been constituted to ensure judicious distribution of the palliative.
While expressing commitment to the welfare of citizens, Governor Bala Mohammed solicited for more support and prayers towards overcoming the current economic hardship faced by the people.
In her address, the state Commissioner Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Hajiya Hajara Yakubu Wanka said the palliative would also be distributed to civil servants, security personnel, civil society organizations, orphans and vulnerable groups.
Our Correspondent Mubarak Aliyu kobi reports that items procured for distribution include forty thousand bags of Maize, forty thousand bags of millet, twenty thousand bags of Rice, and ten thousand bags of Sugar.
