Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has flagged off distribution food items (rice and maize) across the 21 Local goverments of the state as part of palliative measures to cushion the hardships of the citizens in the state.
The governor, through the Commissioner for local government and Chieftaincy Affairs Hon.Yayaji Mijinyawa in a ceremony held in Yola, handed over 12,600 bags of rice to the 21 local government chairmen for unward distribution to thier people.
Speaking to newsmen on behalf of the 21 local council chairmen, the ALGON Chairman Hon. Gidado Abdulsalam, promised to justify the confidence repost in them by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.