By Mercy Gadia Adi
Federal Lawmaker Kabiru Maipalace has kicked off the distribution of Ramadan Welfare Packages to 500 households in his constituency, Gusau and Tsafe Local Government Areas, Zamfara State.
Honourable Maipalace fielding journalist present said, the gesture aimed at providing succour to his constituents during the holy month of Ramadan.
” we procured assorted food items worth millions of Naira to be distributed to my constituents to enable them perform Ramadan fast with ease,”
“We targeted to reach out to 5,000 households from various groups of people in the state. We will spend 10 days in this distribution exercise, expecting to give packages to 500 households daily.” He also said
The gesture, was lauded by the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Jamilu Jibo-Magayaki.
“On behalf of the state PDP leadership, we appreciate the lawmaker for providing food items to the people at grassroots,” Jibo-Magayaki said.
“This is a good representation, I am using this medium to call on other elected and political office holders to emulate Maipalace by providing economic intervention to the electorate.”
Each household package includes a 50kg bag of rice, spaghetti, indomie, macaroni, milk, sugar, and eggs. Maipalace, Chairman of the House Committee on Sports Development, explained that the gesture was aimed at providing relief to his constituents during the current economic hardship.
In her remarks, the National Ex-Officio of the PDP, Hajiya Kulu Master described the gesture by the lawmaker as a good economic intervention.
Some of the beneficiaries, Sabi’u Sani and Halimatu Muhammad, who spoke to journalists at the event, expressed gratitude to the lawmaker for easing their condition in the holy month of Ramadan.
The beneficiaries include state and local government officials, politicians, religious and community-based organizations, security agents, media organizations, persons with disabilities, orphans, and vulnerable groups.