The Yobe state government has began palliative programme of 500 People Living with Disability (PLD) to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal.
The Executive Secretary, Yobe Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Mohammed Goje made this known on Thursday while flagging off the programme in Damaturu.
Goje said the state governor, Mai Mala Buni directed the agency to review its stocks’ availability and start responding to the light of most vulnerable category of people in the state.
“Following our review, we ascertain that, the most vulnerable at the moment are PLWDs.
“Because they are the one that go out to beg or do some menial jobs in order to put food in their table,” he said.
Goje said that each beneficiary would go home with 10kg of rice, 12.5kg of beans, maize 10kg, spaghetti, salt and seasoning, adding that the distribution would go on to other categories of people according to the magnitude of their vulnerability.
“Looking at the cost of transportation, we decided to reach them in their respective local government areas,” he added.
One of the beneficiaries, Malam Ba Sulaiman lauded the Yobe government and described the gesture as timely.
NAN