Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has Flagged off the distribution of over 210 truck load of grains worth N5.7 billion as palliatives to the people of Kebbi state including the vulnerable to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal and provide sustainable means of livelihood to citizenry.
The event which took place in Mayama local government area of the state where governor Idris says over 720,000 households across the state will benefit from the gesture.
He said each of the 21 local government areas receive 10 trucks consisting of rice and millet where he noted that the distribution of the palliative begins immediately and continue until all beneficiaries receive their allocation.
The governor also revealed that the state government had enrolled into the 2023/2024 Federal Government’s Special Dry Season Programme to provide a solid, lasting and sustainable means of livelihood to the citizenry.
He explained that under the programme, farmers will be supported with subsidized inputs and solar irrigation pumps to cultivate rice, wheat, maize, and cassava in the dry season do as to provide farmers with dry season crop production to create a circle of agricultural activities.
