Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has distributed Ramadan palliatives to 300,000 indigent Muslim and Christian households across the 27 local government areas of Borno State.
Flagging off the distribution in Maiduguri, Zulum said the intervention was aimed at cushioning the economic hardship faced by vulnerable residents.
He noted that the Christian Lenten season coincides with Ramadan this year, stressing that Christian households would also benefit from the exercise.
According to the governor, each beneficiary will receive a bag of rice, a bag of millet and 10 kilogrammes of sugar.
He added that thousands of additional bags of rice, millet and sugar have been set aside for distribution to elderly residents across the state.
Zulum urged members of the distribution committee to ensure transparency and fairness in the process.
“These items are not for sale. They are not meant for your friends or family members who do not need them,” he said.
“They are for the widow, the orphan, the internally displaced person, the farmer whose fields have not fully recovered, and the daily wage earner struggling to make ends meet. Any officer found diverting these items will face the full wrath of the law.”
