By Abdullahi Adamu Gusau
Former governor of Zamfara State and Senator representing Zamfara West Senatorial District, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar is set to distribute assorted foodstuffs made up of rice, millet, sugar and maize to the people of the state.
Under the arrangement, headed by Hon. Lawal M. Liman who double as Chairman, A A Yari Political Organization, 17,500 house holds in each of the 13 out of 14 Local government areas of the state are to receive the said items while 22,500 house holds are targeted in Gusau local government area.
Recieving report from various local government areas on Sunday, Hon. Liman revealed that three additional items such as Rice, Sugar and Millet were added to the previous program that saw to the distribution of only maize, because of the significance of the holy month of Ramadan.
He explained that more than 98% of the commodities were successfully transported to the local government areas of the state, to make it easy for beneficiaries to get the palliatives in a shortest possible time.
The Chairman maintained that beneficiaries of the palliatives must be needy, especially orphans, widows and divorcees.
He also stated that the distribution would begin on or before the holy month of Ramadan.
