Beneficiaries of the Federal Government Coronavirus (COVID-19) palliatives in Sokoto State have lauded the government for the gesture.
The beneficiaries gave the commendation during the distribution of the items on Monday at Goronyo, Achida, and Gandi Districts of Goronyo, Wurno, and Rabah local government areas of the state.
News reporters recall that the Sokoto state government on May 23, began the distribution of the federal government’s palliatives to alleviate the harsh economic realities occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Ali Inname, Commissioner for Health and Chairman, Sokoto State Taskforce on COVID-19, said the palliatives were received through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development.
According to Inname, the gesture is to alleviate the harsh economic realities occasioned by measures imposed to curtail the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the country.
He said the state government had chosen the state Zakkat and Endowment Commission to undertake the distribution of the items, which included, 1, 800 50kg bags of rice and 600 25 liters of vegetable oil.
Malam Alasan Wakili, one of the beneficiaries in Goronyo district, described the gesture as a welcome development that would ease their hardship.
“The assistance will surely aid our daily need and ease the current hardship we encounter as part of the global Coronavirus pandemic effect.
“We thank the federal government for remembering us and the Sokoto state government for extending the gesture to us,” he said.
Also speaking, Hansatu Goronyo commended the government for the gesture and appealed for the continuation of such support to ease the hardship being encountered by the poor in the society.
Other beneficiaries who spoke to newsmen were Musa Danburam, Bala Achida, Rabi’a Gandi, Jamila Bello, and Tagero Tsamiya, who commended the federal government for the gesture, appealed for more from wealthy persons in the state.
The State Zakkat and Endowment Commission Chairman, Malam Muhammad Maidoki, commended the federal and the state governments for the gesture and promised to ensure equitable distribution of the palliative.
Maidoki represented by the Commission’s Director of Administration, Malam Ibrahim Jeli, urged the beneficiaries to judiciously utilize the items to better their living standards.
