Niger: Gov Bago declares three-day public holiday to distribute palliatives

The governor of Niger State, Muhammad Umar Bago, has called for three days off so that palliatives can be sent to the different wards and units in the 25 local government areas of the state.

Next week, the three days are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

The governor told the press about this at a press conference in Minna about how the palliatives will be distributed.

He said that this is why government workers in Niger State will stop running the state for three days.

He also told all political officials, like permanent secretaries and local government council chairmen who are on standing committees set up by the state government, to go back to their wards and units to give out relief supplies.

Bago, on the other hand, said that anyone caught taking medicine that was meant for the people would go to jail as a warning to others.

He also said that so far, the federal government has given them N2 billion and five trucks of rice. They are still waiting for 40 bags of corn and another N2 billion.

He said, “The sum of N3.2 billion will be given to the 25 LGs as a temporary fix next Monday. Also, N5.2 billion will be put into local markets next week to help the state’s economy.”