Amid Growing Hunger, Senators Donate 1,260 Bags Of Rice To Kogi Civil Servants

In the wake of the rising hardship among civil servants in Kogi, some Senators have donated 1, 260 bags of rice to workers in the state.

The kind gesture comes after a Grade Level 16 civil servant in the state, Edward Soje, committed suicide because the Governor Yahaya Bello-led government allegedly owed him 11-months salary.

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Senator Dino Melaye, who represents Kogi West, disclosed the rice donations in statement on Wednesday.

Melaye said himself and his colleagues in the upper legislative chamber deemed it necessary to come to the aide of the civil servants who allegedly haven’t been paid 22 months salaries.

“Gentlemen, you are aware of acute hardship in Kogi state workforce now due to over 22 months of non payment of salaries.

“At our level, we will continue to do our best to assist where necessary particularly that the situation has led to suicides across the state now,” said the lawmaker.

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Senator Melaye gave a rundown of the rice donations by each Senator as:

*Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu (100 bags),
*Senate leader, Ahmed Lawan (30 bags),
*Senator Philip Aduda (30 bags of rice),
* Senator Tayo Alasoadura (20 bags of rice),
* Senator Obinna Ogba (20 bags of rice),
* Senator Ibn Na’Allah (20 bags of rice),
*Senator Ibrahim Gobir (50 bags of rice)
*Senator Atai Aidoko Ali (70 bags of rice)
*Peter Nwaoboshi. ……
*Senator Umaru Kurfi (20 bags),
*Senator Adamu Aliero (50 bags),
*Senator Danjuma Goje (50 bags),
*Senator Bayero Nafada (30 bags),
*Senator Sam Anyanwu (20 bags),
*Senator Buruji Kashamu (50 bags),
*Senator Laa Danjuma (15 bags)
*Senator Rose Oko (20 bags)
*Senator Fatima Raji Rasaki (10 bags)
*Senator Suleiman Adokwe (10 bags)
*Senator Ben Bruce (10 bags)
*Senator Jerry Oseni (20 bags)
*Senator Isa Shuaibu (40 bags)
*Senator Ahmed Ogembe (30 bags)
* Senator Albert Bassey (20 bags)
* Senator Mustapha Bukar (20 bags)
* Senator Yusuf A. Yusuf (15 bags)
* Senator Buka Kaka Bashir (20 bags)
*Senator Abdullahi Ginmel (20 bags),
*Senator Malam Ali Wakili (20 bags)
*Senator Ovie Omo-agege (5 bags)
*Senator Barau Jibril (10 bags)
*Senator Adeola Solomon (20 bags)
*Senator Rafiu Ibrahim (30 bags)
*Senator Stella Oduah (30 bags)
*Senator Sonni Ogbuoji (10 bags)
*Senator Shaaba Lafiaji (20 bags)
*Senator Francis Alimekhena (20 bags)
*Senator Matthew Urhoghide (20 bags)
*Senator Biodun Olujimi (20 bags)
* Senator Philip Aduda (10 bags of fertiliser)

The WHISTLER reports that less than two weeks after Mr Soje`s death, another Civil Servant, who claimed not to have received salary for the past 10 months, lost his daughter to death because he couldn’t afford her medical bills.

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