5th palliative: Zulum shares N30m, food, textiles to 6,000 in Gwange ...18,000 out of 100,000 targets now reached ...Gov reveals Dangote, FG provided food
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday took part at the fifth in the series of ongoing distribution of palliatives during which 6,000 vulnerable men and women of Gwange I, II, and III wards benefited.
The distribution took place around 7:30am at a primary school located around Filin Parade, Gwange, Maiduguri.
The governor supervised the sharing of N30m to 3,000 women each who received the sum of N10,000 alongside a wrapper and a carton of food items containing packets of spaghetti, macaroni, semolina, salt, sugar and seasoning.
He also distributed 3,000 bags of rice (50kg) to each of 3,000 men.
The combined number of 6,000 men and women were drawn from the three wards in Gwange (made up of Gwange I, II, and III) with 2,000 beneficiaries identified from each of the wards.
Zulum explained that while the state government provided the N30m cash and wrappers distributed to women, the Federal Government, through the Nigeria Customs Service, and Dangote Foundation differently provided the bags of rice and cartons of food packs distributed on Wednesday.
The governor thanked the Customs and Dangote Foundation for the contributions.
He urged citizens to sustain prayers for the full return of peace across Borno State and all parts of Nigeria.
With Wednesday’s distribution, a total of 18,000 persons have so far benefited in five distributions that covered nine wards from which 2,000 persons were identified from each of the wards.
During the just-concluded Ramadan fast, a committee constituted by Governor Zulum had carried out distributions in Bolori for 4,000 residents of Bolori I & II wards; in Shehuri for 4,000 residents of Shehuri north and south waards; in Hausari for 4,000 residents of Hausari and Fezzan ward, and in Jere for 4,000 residents of Mairi and Maimusari wards.
The palliative is targeting 100,000 vulnerable residents of all 15 wards in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and six urban wards in Jere Local Government Area. The palliative aims to reach more vulnerable persons from the same and other wards.
On April 19, 2022, Zulum flagged off the distribution to vulnerable residents in urban areas. He has accorded top priority to undertaking humanitarian activities in towns and villages across local government areas, outside Maiduguri and Jere.
The Gwange distribution was attended by the member representing MMC, Ali Kotoko and was coordinated by members of the palliative committee, including former Commissioners of Agriculture, Engr Bukar Talba; Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Babagana Mustapha; Youths and Sports, Sa’ina Buba and the chairman of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, among others.