Governor Mallam Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has flagged off the distribution of rice to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal on citizens.
The Governor flagged off the distribution on Saturday at Dutse Local Government secretariat.
Newspot reported that the Jigawa State government approved the sum of over N134m for the purchase of five trucks of rice to complement the federal government’s five trucks to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.
Speaking at the event, the Governor said the rice distribution was part of government’s palliative measures.
“The palliatives include bags of rice, as well as cash for categories of small-scale business owners that are to be selected from all wards across the 27 LGAs in the State.
“This is just the beginning, as many more large-scale schemes would be underway soon,” he said.
He, therefore, implored the people to exercise patience over the current hardship in the country, describing it as a global phenomenon.
