Fuel subsidy: Bauchi lawmaker to give foodstuffs as palliative to 2,000 widows

Mansur Manu Soro, member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, has promised to provide foodstuffs to 2,000 widows in his constituency.

The lawmaker stated while addressing the newsmen on Wednesday

He said, “After the petrol subsidy removal, Nigerians have found themselves in a very precarious situation which is compounding their challenges and bringing in more hardships.

“It was based on this premise that I decided to provide food palliatives to 2,000 women particularly widows.

“My office has already concluded plan to set up ‘Darazo-Ganjuwa Agricultural Commodity Marketing Group’ which will start buying food items from this year’s harvest season and later be sold to my constituents at a reduced rate in times like this.

“To achieve this, we’ll provide a N50m interest-free soft loan to people which will be used in buying and selling food items to people in the constituency at a cheaper rate.”

He charged government at all levels to “invest more in dry season farming” to tackle hunger.