Politics
Ramadan: Matawalle shares N500m to APC supporters in Zamfara
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Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has shared N500 million to supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara for Ramadan.
The Special Adviser to the Minister on Political Matters, Alhaji Ibrahim Danmaliki, at a news briefing on Friday in Gusau, disclosed that a total of 2,800 APC supporters and beneficiaries drawn from the 14 Local Government Areas of the state received N100,000 each.
He added that 114 political office holders from six local government area of Maradun, Bakura, Talata Mafara, Anka, Bukkuyum and Gummi received N250,000 each.
The six benefiting council areas which form Zamfara West, are from the minister’s senatorial zone.
Danmaliki said that 80 beneficiaries were also selected from the rest of the area councils including Shinkafi, Birnin-Magaji, Kaura-Namoda, Maru, Zurmi, Tsafe, Gusau and Bungudu.
According to him, the beneficiaries also included the vulnerable, women, youths and the physically challenged.
He said the minister made the package cash to compliment the gesture of other party chieftains that shared food items and clothing materials.
He said the cash would assist beneficiaries meet other obligations in terms of purchases during the holy month of Ramadan.
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