…FG gives N2bn and 5 trucks of rice; Adamawa government procures 50 trucks of rice – SSG
…State government earmarks N1.4bn to procure 50 trucks of rice; equivalent to 1,500 metric tonnes of the commodity, to crash the cost of the food items by 50 percent – 25kg rice will sell at N10,000 instead of N20,000…
…Calls on journalists to monitor the process and challenge constructively that which remains in doubt…
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…Why the stupendous difference in prices? Is there a difference in the made? Is Katsina so economical? Has the Adamawa government gone for quality rather than quantity? How reliable is the allegation?…
Responding to the subsidy removal imposed on premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol, the Adamawa state government has today unveiled a comprehensive palliative programme.
Dissecting the components of the programme, the Secretary to Adamawa State Government (SSG), who doubles as the chairman of the palliative committee, Awwal D. Tukur said the multi prong approach would provide succour in multi dimensional areas including transport and subsidised food and non food items to all the 266 wards across the state.
According to the SSG, to bring down the cost of transportation, which has spiralled in the aftermath of the subsidy removal, the state government has procured 10 Innoson shuttle buses at the cost of N1.4bn with a view to ease the suffering of civil servants, students and other low income earners in the state capital.
He noted that the core goal of the exercise is to bring relief to the most vulnerable members of the society including orphans, widows, people living with disability, boarding schools, women and youth groups, adding that eight groups would benefit from the scheme.
The SSG said in order to ensure an all encompassing programme, that would accommodate everyone, the distribution of the palliatives would be done in wards, adding that local governments with a high number of wards would receive higher packages.
He added that the distribution of the palliatives would be data driven as the committee has obtained substantial data after its inauguration, adding that upon validating the data, the committee would swiftly swing into action expectedly from Tuesday.
Tukur said one of the most important components of the palliative is the constitution of an independent monitoring and evaluation committee charged with the responsibility of providing feedback and guidance so as to improve on areas of strengths and strengthen identified weaknesses.
The SSG noted that so far the federal government has made available the sum of N2bn palliative in addition to five trucks of rice noting that in addition, the state government has procured 50 trucks to complement the federal government’s gesture.
He added that in order to ensure the sustainability of the programme, the state government would crash the cost of the items by 50 percent adding that a 25kg rice with market value of N20,000 will sell at N10,000 only.
Tukur said the state government has earmarked N1.4bn to procure 50 trucks of rice which is equivalent to 1,500 metric tonnes of the commodity.
He assured the people that the process of the palliative distribution would be 100 percent transparent. He called on journalists to also monitor the process and ask relevant questions whenever they are in doubt.