Sokoto To Spend N500m On Ramadan Feeding

Sokoto State government will expend the sum of N500 million for the feeding of it citizens during Ramadan, which starts tomorrow Friday.

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has constituted a 32-person COVID-19 friendly Ramadan feeding program in the state.

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He stated that :.”Unlike last year, there is significant rise in the amount to be spent from N380 million last year to N500 million this year, due to increase in the number of envisaged beneficiaries and the increase in the price of commodities.

“The feeding program, with a modified mandate slightly different from its kind executed in the past, will take cognizance of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on the prevention of the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

“Although the number of feeding centers in the state has been increased from 137 in 2019 to 150 this year, steps have been taken to ensure that they are not crowded during breakfast distribution sessions.

“In order to ensure that we observe the guidelines, raw food would be mainly given to the beneficiaries while some selected centers will be designated to provide only takeaways,” Governor Tambuwal explained.

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The committee is headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Saidu Umar, while a former Permanent Secretary in the state ministry of religious affairs, Bello Mailato would serve as Secretary to the Committee.

The state ministry of health and all security agencies in the state would be represented by one person each.

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