The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2023 governorship election in Katsina State, Sen. Yakubu Lado, has supported some internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state with food.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gesture is meant to cushion the effect of the present economic challenges and to give the IDPs a sense of belonging.
Lado, who made the disclosure while disbursing scholarships to some students on Sunday in Katsina, said the gesture was to reduce the IDPs’ suffering due to economic hardship, especially during the fasting period.
According to him, it is part of his Ramadan assistance to various groups across the state, covering journalists, students, women, youths, and politicians, among others.
The former senator said he had opened hundreds of feeding centres across the state, where less privileged people receive grains and cooked food to cushion the effects of inflation and hunger.
He said other targeted beneficiaries include orphans, widows, physically challenged persons, and students who received various forms of scholarships.
A cross-section of beneficiaries who spoke to newsmen commended the guber candidate for the gesture and appealed to other politicians, private organisations, and governments at all levels, as well as other well-to-do individuals, to emulate the kind initiative. (NAN)
