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Councillors absconds with Coronavirus Palliative Grains in Niger State

Niger state Councillor absconds with Coronavirus palliative grains

The Niger State government has issued an order for the arrest of one
of the state councillors who absconded with 30 bags of grains supplied
as COVID-19 palliative for distribution in his constituency.

Secretary to the State Government and Chairman of the state’s Task
Force on COVID-19, Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane who confirmed this, said
the Councillor was part of a committee set up for distribution of the
grains to his community.

Matane who expressed disappointment with the act, also disclosed that
security operatives have been deployed to arrest the Councillor.

He told journalists;

“Committees have been set up in each of the 274 wards in the State,
which comprise of a councillor, party chairman, ward head, and a
religious leader to monitor the distribution of the grains”

The SSG further revealed that 10 bags of rice, maize, and millet each
were allocated to the 274 wards across the 25 local government areas by
the state government.

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