The Former governor of Zamfara State and senator representing Zamfara west senatorial district, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar will commence distribution of 145 trucks of Maize to 168,000 beneficiaries in Zamfara state.
This was contained in a press release signed and made available to SMARTS NEWS by the Chairman, Publicity Committee for the distribution of the gesture, Ibrahim Muhammad Birnin Magaji
He noted that a total of 140 trucks of Maize was set for distribution across 14 local government areas of Zamfara state by former Governor of the state and Senator representing Zamfara West Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, Shattiman Zamfara.
Chairman of the 25 man member state committee, Hon. Lawal M Liman Gabdon said the distribution of the palliatives will commence concurrently across the 147 wards of the state latest by Tuesday, 26/9/2023.
Speaking further, Hon Lawal M Liman said each local government was allocated with 10 trucks of Maize for 12,000 beneficiaries captured during enumeration conducted by local government and ward level committees except GUSAU local government that has additional five trucks.
“Under the arrangement, the chairman of the committee who doubled as leader of A A Yari political Organization, Hon. Lawal M Liman Gabdon Kaura emphasized that, out of the 12,000 beneficiaries of each local government, 1000 beneficiaries most be drawn from each ward, while the remaining beneficiaries should be added to the local government headquarters.” the statement read in part
Lawal Liman maintained that, beneficiaries must be heads of the households, needy, widows left with orphans or divorcees with young children.
He therefore charged the committee members to be just and fair in the distribution and urged the beneficiaries to pray for the donor, Hon. Abdulaziz Yari as well as for the restoration of peace and harmony in Zamfara state and Nigeria as a whole