Yobe receives Tinubu’s bags of rice, begins distribution
From Habibu Idris Gimba, Damaturu
The Yobe State Government has received and began the distribution of palliatives, and food items received from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which aims at cushioning the effects of fuel subsidy removal.
Governor Mai Mala Buni of the state, confirmed this to newsmen on Thursday, during the commencement of the distribution of palliatives to 3,000 students, widows, households, and vulnerable in Damaturu, the state capital of Yobe.
Buni, who was represented by his deputy Hon Idi Barde Gubana, said the intervention by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was rolled out to cushion the hardship being faced as a result of the removal of fuel subsidy in the country.
He said the donation has come at a time when the state government is putting the necessary machinery in place for the same purpose across the 17 Local Government areas of the state.
According to him, “the support will touch vulnerable persons, civil servants, students, widows, security personnel, the elderly, and women with no segment of people being shortchanged in the exercise.”
He also warned the beneficiaries to avoid selling the food items given to them by President Tinubu, tasking them to use them judiciously to tackle hunger and malnutrition.
‘‘If you are able can get these items kindly put them in your store and feed your children, your husbands, and your in-laws, don’t be misguided to say you will sell them. We have put the agencies in place to monitor and make an arrest for anybody who is planning to sell this palliative,” he said
On his part, the Executive Secretary of the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Goje Muhammad, said they are distributing the palliatives in line with the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reach out to the vulnerable population.
