***Rewards 2700 persons with N54m
Not less that 3,000 Households across the 9 Local Government Areas that made up Kogi East senatorial district have benefited as the senator representing the district Senator Isah Jibrin (Echocho), has distributed truckloads of rice to them.
At the Yuletide, the senator also reached out to constituents with similar gesture across the 9 local governments
The distribution this time which took place at Echocho’s residence in Anyigba, cut across all the wards in the nine Local Government Areas (LGAs) that constitute Kogi East.
In a statement issued on behalf of the senator by his Media Aide, Mikail Ibrahim the senator indicated that the rice distribution was done to the People of the State irrespective of Political affiliations to allow the Christian celebrate Easter and the Muslim Faithful to continue the Ramadan fasting with relative ease.
Under the arrangement which was perfected by the Senior Legislative Aide to Distinguished Senator Isah Jibrin (Echocho), Alh Abubakar Rajab, 3,000 Households ware targeted across the 9 Local Government Areas.
Recall that two weeks earlier, the Senator rewarded over 2,700 beneficiaries with #20,000 cash as palliative which as also cut across Kogi East.
Rajab disclosed that the first phase of Sen Isah Jibrin’s #100,000,000 cash empowerment scheme will also commence this week.
He explained that more than 95% of the rice were transported to various local government areas of the state, making it easy for the beneficiaries to get them in the shortest possible time.
Rajab also maintained that beneficiaries must be in need, especially orphans, widows, and divorcees.
He urged the people to continue praying for the Senator, the state, and the country as a whole.