The First Lady of Zamfara State, Hurriya Dauda Lawal, has completed the distribution of 50,000 Ramadan food packages to vulnerable households across the state’s 14 local government areas.
The distribution exercise, described by officials as one of the largest humanitarian interventions coordinated by the Office of the First Lady in the state, ended with a closing ceremony in Gusau.
Speaking during the exercise, the first lady said each of the food packages contained 20kg bags of rice, beans, maize and millet, as well as 5kg of sugar, spaghetti, cooking oil, salt and clothing materials for women.
She said the intervention was designed to cushion the impact of rising food prices and provide relief to families observing the Ramadan fast.
Meanwhile, Lawal also launched Ramadan relief packages for 1,000 vulnerable households under the Ibrahim Bello Foundation, established in honour of the late Emir of Gusau, Ibrahim Bello.
The distribution ceremony was held at the Emir’s Palace in Gusau.
