Borno Govt: 100,000 families to benefit from food palliatives
Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum while addressing stakeholders in Maiduguri and measures to alleviate the hardship of food inflation.
By Dauda Iliya
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the distribution of food palliative to over 100,000 vulnerable families to cushion the impact food inflation.
Governor Zulum gave the approval during a meeting with traditional rulers, elders, community leaders and other stakeholders at Government House, Maiduguri
According to him, the beneficiaries would be selected from the twenty seven wards of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere Local Government Area.
Zulum reiterated his government’s commitment to ensuring the welfare of Borno citizens, particularly to families struggling to access basic necessities of life, in the face of rising food prices and economic challenges.
“I have approved the distribution of palliative to 100,000 families in MMC and Jere Local Government Area to ease the hardship faced by our people in the wake of the rising cost of food and other essential goods,” Zulum said.
He announced that the distribution would commence in the coming days with Shehuri North, South, Feezan, Hausari, Gamboru and Mafoni wards.
Zulum assured that the distribution will be conducted in a transparent and accountable manner to ensure that the assistance reaches the targeted people.
Similarly, Governor Babagana Zulum has also directed the distribution of the food palliative in seven Local Government Areas in the southern part of the state.
The local governments are Biu, Hawul, Shani, Kwaya Kusar, Askira-Uba, Chibok and Bayo.
He noted that his administration has consistently been distributing cash and food items in areas affected by Boko Haram insurgency to enhance their livelihood and ward-off vulnerable residents from joining the ranks of insurgents.
