By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Kano State Government has announced plans to take its ongoing palliative measures against the current economic hardship in the country to all corners of the State.
This is even as it has described the about 2075 food baskets donated to the poor and vulnerable in the state by the King Salman Humanitarian Relief Centre of Saudi Arabia as timely.
The Kano State Governor Kabir Abba Yusuf ,who spoke through his Deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalami Gwarzo on Tuesday March 26 2024 at the occasion of the Flag off of the disbursement of the relief materials in Nassarawa local council said the gesture which is the third in two years ,is coming at a time the people are grappling with serious economic hardship, particularly, at this Ramadan period.
A statement issued by the Media aide to the Deputy Governo, Ibrahim Shuibu noted that, same gesture was extented by the Salman Humanitarian Centre last year during the Ramadan fasting to no fewer than 500 households ,as well as another batch early in the life of the current administration for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable people.
The Deputy Governor said the gestures have served to re affirm the historical and brotherhood relationship that exit between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Nigeria,particularly kano state,adding that the state Government will take steps to replicate same palliative package in parts of the State.
Abdulraham Abdulaziz Al-Zaben ,the representative of the King Salman Humanitarian Centre said the food baskets is an extension of relief and humanitarian efforts of the Government of Saudi Kingdom under King Salman bin Abdulaziz to all countries of the world in his capacity as the custodian of the two famous Holy Mosques in the cities of Medina and Mecca .
The Director General, DG, National Emergency Management Agency NEMA Hajia Zubaida Umar ,while appreciating the strong partnership between NEMA and the kano state Emergency Management Agency SEMA in ensuring efficient service delivery to the beneficiaries, however cautioned them against selling the food baskets at the open markets.
Represented by Hajia Fatima , the NEMA DG announced that each beneficiary household is entitled to 59 .8 kg food basket comprising 25 kg of rice ,25 kg of beans ,4kg of Masa Vita Flour ,2 litres of Vegetable Oil ,2 kg of Tomato paste,0.8kg of seasoning cubes and 1kg of Salt.
