As part of efforts to ensure inclusiveness and a sense of belonging to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy, no fewer than 4,000 widows, elderly persons, and divorcees have benefitted from over 4,000 bags of rice and cash palliative by the Katsina State government.
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Katsina state governor, Ibrahim Muhammed, the distribution aims to alleviate the hardship those categories of persons are facing.
According to the statement, the flag-off ceremony took place at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium within the metropolis under the umbrella of the ‘Vulnerable Women and Elderly People Empowerment Program’ of the State Government which Governor Dikko Radda personally supervised.
The beneficiaries who are mainly from Katsina Local Government Area, also received a cash donation of 10,000 Naira aside from the food provision where each of the 4,000 beneficiaries went home with a bag of 50 kg rice.
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Radda added that the rice distributed to the Katsina widows, divorcees, and elderly persons, is part of the 40,000 bags procured by Dikko Radda’s administration as palliative to cushion the hardship of citizens, occasioned by fuel subsidy removal.
The governor while addressing the beneficiaries advised them to make judicious use of the food items and cash donated to them pointing out that, the 4,019 beneficiaries will remain on the social register of the State Government for future palliative support.
Some of the beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the state governor for personally supervising the process adding that, the Governor’s presence from the beginning to the end of the programme demonstrated his humane nature.
(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)
