Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has flagged off the distribution of palliatives to 2,400 less privileged citizens in Kaduna.
The beneficiaries included People With Disabilities (PWDs), orphans, widows and women infected by HIV among others.
Represented by the Wife of Kaduna State Governor, Hajiya Hafsat Uba Sani, she said the palliative was designed to cushion the effects of economic hardship being experienced by the vulnerable, poor, and less privileged across the country.
According to Senator Tinubu her husband (President Tinubu) led Federal Government in working tirelessly to improve the economy of the country and therefore, it requires the patience and cooperation of the citizens to achieve the desired goals of delivering good governance to the people.
She also remarked that the beneficiaries of the palliatives are people very dear to her heart, hence the need to assist them at these difficult times.
While urging the beneficiaries not to sell the palliative, but to use it to the benefit of themselves and their families, she promised to sustain the assistance in Kaduna and across the Country.
Also speaking at the event, Kaduna State Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development, Hajia Rabi Salisu explained that 2,400 bags of rice donated by the First Lady, Senator Tinubu were being distributed to 2,400 less privileged families.
She said the beneficiaries were drawn from, the 23 local government areas and from different groups including, PWDs, orphanages, widows, people infected by HIV, NYSC Corps members, and the two religious bodies, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) among others.
In her capacity, the Wife of Governor Uba Sani, Hajiya Hafsat gave cash donations to the respective beneficiaries’ groups to complement the food items donated by the First Lady.
Some of the beneficiaries who spoke on behalf of their groups expressed appreciation to Senator Tinubu and Hajiya Hafsat Uba Sani for not forgetting them, despite that they had won the elections.
Chairman of the PWDs in Kaduna, Suleiman Abdullahi said, “The palliative distribution is a sign that the APC government of President Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani at Kaduna State level, care for the people, especially People With Disabilities (PWDs). In the past, when the elections were over, the people in government often forgot the less privileged like us.
“So, we are grateful to the First Lady and Wife of our amiable Governor, Hajiya Hafsat Uba Sani for this palliative. We are assuring that it will be equitable. We pray that Almighty God will uplift them and help them to deliver on the responsibilities on their shoulders,” he said.
