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By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse
The Jigawa state government has established over 574 centers for feeding about 200,000 vulnerable persons across the state.
The centers are venues where vulnerable persons would be collecting prepared food throughout the forthcoming holy month of Ramadan.
Governor Malam Umar Namadi made the disclosure in the speech he delivered during the launch of the distribution of 300,000 bags of foodstuffs to less previllaged people in the state.
According to him, the state government would also give special Packages of foodstuffs to security agents and civil servants.
Namadi, indicated that the establishment of the feeding centers is aimed at providing the vulnerables prepared foods they need for breaking their fast everyday through out the Ramadan
The Governor explained further that his administration is not unaware of the economic situation in the country, hence the reaso it came up with different packages under the Ramadan Feeding to ease the suffering by the people especially during the holy month of Ramadan.
Governor Namadi explained that, the aim of the Ramadan Feeding Program is to help the people to get what they can eat at the end of everydau fast in the holy month.
“It is a source of concern for a man to fast but with no meal to eat after breaking the fast, so at government level we felt it is our duty to provide intervention for our people to observe one of their compulsory religious injunctions at ease.” Governor Namadi emphasized.
He noted further that “Two feeding centers had been established at each of the 287 political wards in the state. We are going to established some additional centres in the headquarters of the five emirate councils and additional number of centers in some urban areas”.
The governor maintained that “our plan is to feed a minimum of 300 at each centre for the period of 30 days starting from Monday if the crescent is sighted on Sunday”.
On his part the Jigawa state commissioner for special duties Hon Auwal Danladi Sankara said the state government procured 150,000 25kg bags of Rice, 150,000 25kg bags of Maize and 100,000 cartoons of spaghetti to be distributed to the people in the state including security and civil servants in the state.
Honourable Sankara explained that the government has targeted 150,000 households to benefit as another way to alleviate the present hardship as a result of high cost of foodstuffs.
According to him “Under every households we are expecting 5 persons to benefit making a total of over 700,000 beneficiaries across the 27 local government area of the state”.
“His excellency Governor Malam Umar Namadi has also approved for the ministry through the Ramadan feeding programme committee to establish feeding centers for a widespread of distribution in order to reach the targeted people”.
The commissioner however, disclosed that, “Special Ramadan packages will also be given to civil servants, security personnel, Emirate councils and other public institutions in the state as a gesture from Governor Malam Umar Namadi”.
He than assured the people that, the state government will use all resources available to make the people of the state happy, promote social and sustainable growth and development.