The Adamawa State Government has commenced the distribution of trucks of rice and sugar to vulnerable residents across the 21 local government areas as part of its Ramadan support programme.
The exercise, flagged off in Yola, underscores Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s continued intervention to cushion hardship and provide relief to low-income households during critical periods.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony along Numan Road in Yola, the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Yayaji Mijinyawa, said the food items were procured to ease the burden on vulnerable persons, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan.
He disclosed that each of the 21 local government areas would receive 1,200 bags of food items, comprising 600 bags of rice and 600 bags of sugar, for onward distribution to deserving beneficiaries.
The commissioner charged local authorities to ensure transparency and fairness in the distribution process, stressing that the intervention was designed to directly reach the less privileged and provide meaningful support during the fasting period.
Also speaking, the Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria in the state, Suleiman Ahmad Gangkuba, assured residents that the materials would be equitably distributed across all local government areas.
The Ramadan intervention follows a similar exercise carried out during the Christmas season last year, reflecting the state government’s policy of providing targeted support to residents during major religious and festive periods.