The Federal Government Palliatives Committee for Kano State, under the chairmanship of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has assured equitable distribution of the 23,644 25kg bags of rice allocated to the state by the Federal Government to those in need.
The committee, which includes members from the All Progressives Congress (APC), New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), as well as religious and traditional rulers, met at the National Assembly on Thursday to finalize the modalities for the distribution of the commodity.
Responding to questions from journalists after the meeting, Senator Barau said the bipartisan committee has worked out detailed modalities for the distribution of the palliatives to prevent incidences of diversion and ensure that the beneficiaries are truly the most needy members of the public.
Other members of the committee include Senator Kawu Sumaila (NNPP), representing Kano South Senatorial District, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Abdullahi T. Gwarzo, Minister of State (FCT), Dr. Mariya Mahmud, and Kano State Chairman of the APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas.
Others are all APC members of the House of Representatives from Kano State, Hon. Kabir Alhassan Rurum of the NNPP, Kano State Governorship Candidate of the APC in the 2023 general elections, His Excellency Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, Director General of the National Productivity Centre (NPC), Hon. Baffa Babba Dan Agundi, members of the Kano State House of Assembly, and Hajiya Maryam Shettima Ibrahim.
Also on the committee are the Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, Chairman of NNPP in Kano State, Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, and Senator Rufai Sani Hanga (NNPP) of Kano Central Senatorial District, among others.
Senator Barau stated, “We just held a meeting regarding the committee set up by Mr. President on how to distribute palliatives to the needy in Kano State. You can see we have taken our time to create a modality that ensures the palliatives will reach the people who need them. The mandate Mr. President has given us is to ensure that the items being distributed reach the people.”
According to the committee, the rice will be distributed in all the wards across the 44 local government areas of Kano State.
Senator Barau mentioned that the ward distribution committee will distribute the rice at each ward to the most needy members of the public.
“Beneficiaries shall be listed on a sheet of paper, and each will be given a 25kg bag of rice after being identified through a valid means of identification such as a National Identity Card, Driver’s License, Voter’s Card, or International Passport.
“The list of all beneficiaries, along with their signatures, shall be submitted to the local government committee for onward submission to the state committee.”
Palliatives: Barau-led committee meets, assures of equitable distribution in Kano