Zamfara State Government has ordered for the distribution of assorted food item to Gusau, Kaura Namoda and Talatar Mafara local government areas of the state.
Chairman of the committee set up for the exercise who doubled as the Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya declared the commencement of the distribution exercise in Gusau on Sunday.
According to him Gusau local government which has 354 poling units each is to benefit from 2,124 bags of rice, 708 bags of millet, 1,416 bags of maize, 354 bags of beans and 355 bags of sugar.
He further explained that, each of the 354 poling units is to benefit from (6) bags of rice, (4) bags of millet, (2) bags of maize, (1) bag of beans and (1) bag of sugar.
He said each of the 2,516 poling unit in Zamfara is to benefit from this same quantity of food items listed above.
Speaker Magarya said this number is for the people at the poling units hence a substantive provision for orphans and less privileged persons has been made.
He further said the Chairman of every local government alongside all political appointees including permanent secretaries and federal lawmakers from each local government are to serve as members of the committee for the distribution of the food items.
He called on the committee members to have the fear of Allah and deliver the food item as provided for in each of the poling unit noting that the Governor has vowed to deal decisively with any committee member who attempted to divert the food items.
He declared that, the distribution of food items down to the polling unit is the first to be started by Governor Bello Matawalle since the creation of the state.
