Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has launched the distribution of Ramadan palliatives to 300,000 households across all 27 local council areas of the state.

The intervention is designed to cushion the economic burden on vulnerable residents during the holy month of Ramadan. Each beneficiary will receive one bag of rice, one bag of millet and 10 kg of sugar.
Speaking at the Ramat Square, the venue for the distribution exercise yesterday, Zulum urged the committee tasked with the exercise to adhere to the highest standards of transparency and fairness.

He said: “They are for the widows, orphans, internally displaced persons, the farmer whose fields have not fully recovered, and the daily wage earner struggling to make ends meet. Any officer found diverting these items will face the full wrath of the law.”

The governor also noted that the distribution would be extended to Christian residents who are coincidentally observing the Lent, which overlaps with the Muslim fasting season this year.

This gesture will also touch the non-Muslims who are also fasting during the Lent, which falls within the month of Ramadan,” Zulum ordered.

In their remarks, the Senator representing Borno Central, Kaka Shehu Lawan, and the Secretary to the Borno State Government, Bukar Tijani, commended Zulum for supporting the vulnerable in their most critical moment.

In his welcome address, the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Ali Abdullahi Isa, reiterated the agency’s readiness to ensure hitch-free distribution.

In Zamfara, the Director General, Media and Communication, Zamfara Government House, Nuhu Anka has said that in demonstration of compassion, responsibility, and people-centred leadership, the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has paid the February salaries and pensions to all civil servants and retirees across the state, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.

According to him, the timely and thoughtful decision reflects the governor’s deep understanding of the economic realities faced by families, especially during a sacred period that calls for devotion, charity, and proper preparation.

“By directing the state Accountant-General to release the funds without delay, Governor Lawal has once again demonstrated his fatherly care and genuine concern for the well-being of his people,” he added.