Kano state Governor Distributes palliatives to 500,000 households

Determined to ease the effects of economic hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy, Kano state Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Monday launched the distribution of palliatives and agricultural interventions to 500,000 households in the state.

The Governor said this would benefit the less privileged in both rural and urban areas of the state and the gesture would not only help in cushioning the effects of the subsidy removal and ameliorating the economic conditions, but strengthen the government’s fight against poverty in the state.

Speaking at the occasion which held at the headquarters of Kano state Agricultural and Rural Development Authourity (KNARDA) the Governor said “our government is using this occasion to commence the distribution of 297,000 (10kg bags) of Rice and 160,000 (10 kg bags) of maize to the poor and vulnerable in the 44 local government areas of the state.

To ensure these items reach the intended families, they would be distributed across the 484 wards in the state. Each ward shall receive a share of 565 bags of 10kg rice and 330 bags of 10kg maize.

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The distribution will also take place in the following identified and selected groups: “all rehabilitation homes, all social welfare homes, persons with special needs, selected Tsangayu/Islamiyya schools and selected hospitals in the state as well as junior cadre from the civil service. On the whole, a total of about half a million households will benefit from the various agricultural interventions and palliatives distribution in the state,” he explained.

To ensure justice and fairness in the distribution, compliance committees at the state, local governments and wards levels were approved to ensure that the palliatives items are appropriately distributed accordingly and reach the intended beneficiary households.