Stakeholders in Limawa B Ward tasks palliatives distribution committee on fairness, transparency
Stakeholders in Limawa B Ward of Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger state, has urged palliative distribution committee to be fair and transparent during the exercise.
Chairman of Palliatives Distribution Committee in Limawa B Ward, Ho. Mikail-Al-Amin Bmitosahi, said this during a symbolic presentation of the items to the committee in Minna on Sunday.
He said that only fairness and transparency in the palliatives distribution process would bring about positive impact.
“We as stakeholders, came together and agreed on what to do, as the chairman of the committee, I made it known to us to be transparent as we can.
“Anything other than that gives room to people to lose confidence in us and since it was a collective agreement, we ensure that the process is transparent,” he said.
Bmitosahi said items purchased for were 1,95 bags of rice at N9 million, 50 bags of beans at N3 million, 100 bags of Gari at N4.7 million and 196 cartons of golden penny spaghetti at N2 million.
He said total expenditure for purchase of the items was N18.7 million, adding that the remaining balance was used for packaging of the items, logistics and transportation.
He said the ward was divided into three zone, adding that 33.5 per cent of the items was allocated to Zone A, 33.0 per cent to Zone B and 33.5 per cent to Zone C.
He said the stakeholders would monitor the distribution process to ensure the process was transparent and take necessary action agains anyone violating their agreement.
Another stakeholder in the ward, Hajiya Mariam Kolo, advised the distribution committee to access the needs of people in their zones and distribute the food items based on everyone’s needs.
It can be recalled that Niger state Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago on September 1, 2023, approved the sum of N5 billion for distribution as palliatives across the state.
Each ward in Suleja, Chanchaga, Bida and Kontagora was allocated N20 million, while each ward in the remaining 21 local governments was allocated N10 million.
