Kano gets 162 trucks of grains from FG, state govt probe Ramadan feeding programme

The Federal Government has donated 162 trucks of grains to the Kano State Government for onward distribution to the needy across the 44 local government areas of the state.

The grains comprised 100 trucks of rice, 44 trucks of sorghum, 14 trucks of millet and four trucks of maize.

The Director General, Media and Publicity, Sanusi Tofa, stated this on  Sunday in Kano.

He added, “The Kano State Government is also giving out 145 trucks of assorted grains for distribution to the 44 Local Government Areas and 484 wards.”

Tofa said that the gesture was in collaboration with the local councils in the state.

He added that the government had commenced an investigation into the ongoing Ramadan feeding  programme in the state.

“Governor Abba Yusuf expressed dismay over the operation of the programme when he paid a surprise visit to some selected Ramadan Feeding Centres in Kano metropolis on Friday.

”The governor expressed disappointment at what he saw at the centres, asking several questions that answers could not be provided to from the operators of the programme.

“He (the governor) said that in the next 24 hours, the government will reorganise the feeding committee handling the exercise.

“Instead of meeting the actual 1,000 targeted people, only 450 registered beneficiaries were being fed at the centres he visited,” Tofa said.