Senator Barau Jibrin, the Deputy Senate President, has officially launched the distribution of 19 truckloads of rice palliatives from the federal government to all 44 local government areas in the state.
Says the hunger crisis in Nigeria was caused by Ukraine/Russian war
During a ceremony in Kano on Sunday, DSP Barau stated that the federal government has dispatched 19 trucks of rice to support vulnerable populations in the state. He emphasizing that President Tinubu remains dedicated to providing assistance to those in need, particularly among rural and urban residents.
He said, “We all know that from the beginning of the beginning, President Bola Tinubu started with economic challenges not peculiar to Nigeria but a worldwide incident.
“The global economy is grossly affected by a lot of unfortunate events that include wars like the Ukraine versus Russia as well as the Israel/Palestine conflict.
“It is this situation that makes the president to found programs that will alleviate the difficulties brought about through the introduction of distribution of palliatives.
“However, the distribution faced some lapses that it had to be restructured in such a way that the distribution will reach those in the state grassroots.
“This committee is set up in Kano as in other states and that is why we are here to commence the distribution accordingly. We are taking these food items down to the grassroots so that it will reach those who actually need it,”
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