Niger State Government Allocates N976 Million For Ramadan Feeding

Niger State Government Allocates N976 Million For Ramadan Feeding

The Niger State government has announced plans to allocate N976 million for Ramadan feeding across the eight emirate councils in the state……READ ALSO We’ve Arrested Bandits Who Abducted Islamic School Students— Niger State Government

The state Commissioner for Information, Binta Mamman, revealed this in a statement released on Friday. Mamman explained that grains have been procured for distribution to all 25 local government areas, emirate councils, religious leaders, security agencies, and political parties in the state.

Each local government area is set to receive 7,079 bags of assorted grains, including rice, maize, millet, sorghum, and beans.

Mamman stated, “Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja LGAs will each receive a total of 14,000 bags of assorted grains, while Chanchaga LGA will receive the highest number of 21,000 bags of grains. Others to benefit from this gesture include traditional and religious institutions, security agencies, the Niger State House of Assembly, political parties (APC), IDPs, and organized labor.”

The statement emphasized that a total of N976 million would be expended on Ramadan feeding across the eight emirate councils in the state.

The state government also urged those responsible for the distribution and coordination of the palliatives and Ramadan feeding to ensure fairness in carrying out the task.

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