The Zamfara State Government has said it spent the sum of N2.9 billion on the purchase of essential commodities for distribution to various categories of people as Ramadan welfare.

This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, in a statement he issued in Gusau on Sunday.

He said the Chairman of the main committee for distribution of this year’s Ramadan welfare package, who is also the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Nasiru Magarya, has assured that the gesture would reach all beneficiaries in the state.

He said, already, the speaker had set up various committees to ease the distribution.

Dosara further revealed that the 450 truckloads of the welfare packages contained rice, millet, maize, beans, sugar and milk were being distributed to the vulnerable, less privileged, internally displaced persons, civil servants and
other categories of members of the public.

“The aim is to help in reducing the hardship being faced by people and to enable them conduct the Ramadan fast with relative ease and happiness.

“In order to ensure equity, fairness and justice in the distribution exercise, the governor has ordered for the formation and or constitution of committees at state, local government, ward and polling unit levels with members drawn from the political class, labour, traditional and religious leaders,” he explained
He noted that while members of the various committees had been directed to immediately swing to action, they were also cautioned against any form of malpractice that could deny any beneficiary.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the welfare grains include 60,000 bags of rice, 50,000 bags of millet, 50,000 bags of maize, 30,000 bags of beans, 10,000 bags of sugar and cartons of milk.

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https://punchng.com/zamfara-spends-n2-9bn-on-ramadan-welfare-commissioner/

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Something that only few people will benefit from...

Lol. . . This is democrazy and not democracy. A full blast demonstration of craze or rather crazy demonstration.

Scam

2.9 billion can setup an irrigated rice farm and a rice mill

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This is a state whose ratio of internal generated revenue to federal government allocation is apparently nothing to write home about.

From a business perspective, this state should have declared chapter 7 bankruptcy and liquidated into the absyss of failure

But Nigeria is a country where the resources of few is regrettably shared and mismanaged by many

Waitin for PDP apologists to defend their governor.

Both PDP and APC are just useless parties with corrupt people

What was their budget fir education?
The priority of government up north is religion, yet same religion does not provide them health, it adds no value to their lives. Almajiris are roaming the streets, ut is Ramafan.
By the way, I thought Ramadan is a period to abstain from worldly pleasure like food, why all the jamboree spending on food and other welfare at a time of sufferage to God?
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the welfare grains include 60,000 bags of rice, 50,000 bags of millet, 50,000 bags of maize, 30,000 bags of beans, 10,000 bags of sugar and cartons of milk] the bolded are for fasting. What would they be eating after fasting?
Alafia fasting

This one is confirm looting.I wonder why Allah doesn't want to punish this man for lying against fasting.

Bandits Ransom cum zamfara gold illegal money


Yoruba Muslims i hope the people Sighting the moon for your fasting would be sending this pallatives to you in yewa


(oops i forgot you are now in the permanent site)

The same state where less than 50 students passed 5 WAEC credits recently. WmThe north are a curse on the landscape.

Great.... next FAAC, we would print more monies..

Esseite:
Great.... next FAAC, we would print more monies..

Dem even see print again?


It's been weeks now no show