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Kaduna Govt Commences Distribution Of Palliative Rice To Civil Servants
Kaduna State Government has commenced the distribution of rice palliatives from the Federal government to the State civil servants.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Kaduna, the State Head of Service, Hajia Habiba Shekarau said it was part of efforts to alleviate the current economic challenges faced by civil servants and many Nigerians.
She explained that the rice palliatives was part of wider strategic interventions by the federal and Kaduna state government to enable citizens cope with the current realities on ground.
Hajia Habiba Shekarau disclosed that the rice would be sold at a subsidize rate of forty thousand naira to Kaduna state civil servants in phases.
According to the Head of Service, Kaduna state received ten thousand bags of rice which will be shared among the MDAs on a fair basis and warned staff to desist from selling them as it breaches service rules.
In their different goodwill messages, the representatives of the Ministries of Agriculture as well as that of Human Services and Social Development said that the gesture would go a long way in easing burdens on beneficiaries.
Radio Nigeria
