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On Monday, Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu launched a dedicated committee tasked with overseeing the sale of various food items to residents at a significantly reduced rate of 55 per cent, aiming to alleviate the economic burden on the people.
The governor emphasized that in response to this initiative, his administration had already procured food items and other essential commodities, which would be made available to the public at significantly reduced prices to ease the economic strain on households.
While speaking at the inauguration event, the governor highlighted that the foodstuffs being sold are meant for all state residents, regardless of their political or ethnic backgrounds, reinforcing the message of unity and shared purpose within the community.
In addressing the concerns of his administration, the governor pointed out that several palliative methods were introduced to help the people navigate the harsh economic realities caused by the removal of fuel subsidies and the worldwide economic challenges.
Aliyu said, “We are all aware that since the inception of the present political dispensation, several economic upsets were witnessed nationally and internationally owing to the changing pattern of global economic indices and contraction of fortunes of the global finances.
“We are all living witness to the fact that numerous efforts in the form of palliatives were initiated and executed by both the federal and state governments to cushion the effect of the hardship.
“Considering the social indices of our state and certain peculiarities, the state government extended various palliatives of different commodities to all corners and cronies of the state free of charge and procured mass transit vehicles whose services were subsidised to ease transportation difficulties of our people within the state and beyond.
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“In this new approach, the state government procured food items and other essential commodities meant to be sold at a 55 per cent discounted rate to enable families to access the commodities for the well-being of their members.
“The state government is committed to sustaining the supply of the commodities to all the 244 wards in the state with guaranteed access to all families irrespective of any social differences and/or political affiliations. I would like to assure all that the initiative will be sustained until the economic situation in the country improves.
Furthermore, the governor urged the capable and corporate bodies within the state to support the initiative and go a step further by providing basic foodstuffs and other necessary commodities to those most in need. He highlighted the importance of extending these benefits to the less-privileged as a way to enhance the overall impact of the state’s relief efforts.
In his remarks, the committee chairman, Chiso Dattijo, commended the governor on the move which he described as the right direction at the right time.
