The Katsina State Government has commenced the second phase of the distribution of covid-19 palliatives to 40,000 households across the 34 local government areas in the state.
The Chairman Distribution Committee and Permanent Secretary Deputy Governor’s Office Alhaji Aminu Abu Bazariye launched the distribution exercise in Katsina .
He noted that government had earlier set up committees at the state, local government and ward levels to identify the deserved vulnerable that would benefit from the palliatives.
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He listed the palliatives to be distributed to include maize, millet and guinea corn adding that eight households were selected from each polling unit of the thirty four local Government to benefit from the gesture.
“In each polling unit, the arrangement is to make sure that the palliatives reach the vulnerable people in the grassroots.
“Each of the eight households will benefit from either a 50-kilogram bag of millet, guinea corn or maize. So, in total, we have over 40,000 households across the state that will benefit from the palliatives while the local governments are responding, they have started coming to collect today,” he said.
Bazariye also advised the beneficiaries to make good use of the items given to them.
