Dutse, March 2, 2026 (NAN) The Jigawa Government has commenced the annual distribution of Ramadan food items to the 3,682 civil servants in the state.
Gov. Umar Namadi during the commencement of the exercise in Dutse, on Monday, said that the items would be taken to all MDAs in the state for onward distribution to workers under them.
‘’These include those in the office of the Head of the Civil Service (HoS) and Secretary to the State Government (SSG),’’ he said.
The governor, who commenced the exercise with distribution to the 602 staff of the Government House, said that theirs include monetary donation.
According to him, the gesture is aimed at helping the workers to feed their families with ease during the Ramadan period.
”Today is a special day for us as we assist you in this Holy Month with this annual welfare programme for Ramadan extended to civil servants and other workers.
“Govt House staff will have cash assistance on top of the food items, because stay longer than the usual official closing time, and most of them wait for us until we close for the day, no matter how long we stay in the office.
”So this is part of our ways to say thank you for waiting for us to close,” Namadi said.
Mr Muhammad Dagaceri, the Head of the Civil Service in the state, commended the governor for the gesture.
Dagaceri said the governor had implemented the N70,000 National Minimum Wage, as well as various schemes and programmes to assist civil servants in the state.
Also, Mr Awwalu Sankara, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, urged workers in the state to reciprocate the gesture by dedicating themselves to duty.
One of the beneficiaries, Sani Muhammadu commended the gesture, adding that it would go a long way in assisting to feed their families with ease.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that each of the beneficiaries received 10kg bag of rice, millet, sorghum, one carton of spaghetti and undisclosed amount of money. (NAN)
