By Oduyemi Odumade
A total of 26,619 people are to benefit from the Phase 2 of palliatives distribution by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Dr Tajudeen Abbas in Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State.
A Statement by the Special adviser to the speaker on media and publicity Musa Kirshi, says that this brings the total number of beneficiaries of the Speaker’s palliatives programme between September and December to 41,619.
The Speaker had in September, while marking his 100 days in office, distributed bags of rice to 15,000 of his constituents, under the Phase 1 of his palliatives programme to ease the difficulties caused by the removal of fuel subsidy.
The Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmad Nuhu-Bamalli, flagged off the Phase 2 of the Speaker’s palliatives distribution at the Emir’s Palace in Zaria.
The Deputy Chief of Staff to the Speaker on Administration, Jamil Muhammad, led other officials for the distribution of the foodstuffs, which included rice, millet, maize, and guinea corn.
The breakdown of the beneficiaries show that a total of 2,105 primary school teachers and 1,715 of their counterparts in secondary schools in Zaria Federal Constituency would benefit from the programme.
It further indicates that 301 village heads within the federal constituency were among the beneficiaries of the Phase 2 of the Speaker’s palliatives distribution.
Additionally, 12,000 persons from groups that comprised of Qur’an reciters, merchants, Al-Raihan Du’a Forum, Ina Mafita, Naka Sai Naka, motorcycle mechanics, mobile phone dealers, car wash operators, vulcanizers, forum of football coaches, Okada riders, tricycle operators, Taskira, Arewa Youths, APC Youth Ambassadors, people living with disabilities, orphans, women groups, among many others, were selected to benefit.
There were also 8,592 religious leaders such as imams and their deputies, as well as Muazzins (those that call to prayer) and their deputies from sects such as Izala, Darika and Salafiya.
A total of 265 persons across 53 churches as well as 200 bishops, officials of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and Sarkin Wusasa, among others, also benefited.
Furthermore, 363 Islamic schools and 238 Qur’anic boarding schools teachers with 200 volunteers from Izala, Darika and Hisba were among the beneficiaries.
The palliatives will also reach 640 security personnel working within the Zaria Federal Constituency.
The Phase 3 of the Speaker’s palliatives distribution, to be held on a yet to be announced date, will target over 20,000 beneficiaries.
Edited By Grace Namiji
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