By IBRAHIM KANOMA, Gusau
In his efforts to make this year’s Ramadan fasting easier to his supporters, orphans and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state, former Governor of Zamfara State, Hon Abdul Aziz Yari Abubakar, Thursday launched the distribution of 172 trucks of foodstuffs.
Speaking during the distribution of the items, Yari, who spoke through former Senator Zamfara Central Senatorial District, Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, said the gesture was aimed at providing succour to the beneficiaries.
He said, considering the fact that insecurity in the state has made so many children orphans, and many women became widows, as a result they have to be considered during the distribution.
According to him, the break down of the commodities is, 50 bags of rice, 50 bags of millet, 50 bags of maize and 25 bags of sugar respectively. Which gave the total to be 172.
Similarly, the beneficiaries of the gesture include his supporters accros 14 local government councils who are going to be given 105 trucks of the commodities, 15 trucks are be given to 5000 orphans in the state, and the remaining trucks to be kept for any circumstances that may occur.
He added that, incase of orphans each six orphans are to be given one bage of rice, one bag of sugar, one bag of maize and one bag of millet, “if you multifly 6×834 it will give you over 5000 orphans ” he said.
Yari also stated that in the case of internally displaced persons in the state they would be given 47 trucks of food items, through one NGO called Zamfara Circle, for onward distribution to the beneficiaries.
“But we are going to inaugurate 16 man commitee, who are going to monitor the exercise, to ensure that the foodstuffs reached the rightfull IDPs, every where they accros the state” he concluded.
The colourfull ceremony was which was held at Gidan Dawa area in Gusau the state capital was witnessed by Kogunan Gusau, Alhaji Mukhtar Shehu Idris, Alhaji Nabature Nahuche, Alhaji Sani Gwamna Mayanchi, Gabdon Kaura and all loyalists of the former governor Alhaji Abdul Aziz Yari Abubakar among others.
