Taraba State Palliative Care Committee has flagged off the distribution of rice and other relief materials to the vulnerable across the 16 local government areas of the state.
At the flag-off in Jalingo, the chairman of the Committee, Sale Saad warned the council's leadership against diverting the relief materials sent by Governor Kefas Agbu to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal by the federal government for another purpose.
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The economic hardship is now biting on the residents of Taraba irrespective of status.
Things are getting tougher as the vulnerable are finding it difficult to meet their daily need coupled with skyrocketed prices of food items and other essential commodities in the market
The state government that is mindful of the residents has through its Palliative care committee begun the distribution of palliative to vulnerable people across the sixteen local governments of the state.
The Chairman of the committee, Sale Saad said the Jalingo council area has the highest share because of its population, urging that the distribution gets to targeted beneficiaries.
Responding, the Head of Jalingo Council ministration, Ubangari Galadima thanked the Governor and assured the committee of fairness and equity in the distribution of the palliatives.
Representatives of both Christian and Muslim bodies, traditional institutions, and youths all expressed gratitude to the Taraba State Government for the kind gesture.
Governor Kefas Agbu at different fora had called on well-meaning Nigerians to join both state and federal governments to bring succumb to the less privileged in Nigerians.
300 bags of rice were given to representatives from each ward that makes up the Jalingo council area for distribution to the beneficiaries.
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