Kaduna Gov Warns Against Sale Of Forms For Palliatives

Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has warned criminal elements who were allegedly selling forms to residents in the State as a precondition to access government palliatives, to desist forthwith.

Governor Sani also urged residents to be extremely vigilant and to report any suspicious activity or diversion of palliatives to the authorities closest to them as all offenders, when apprehended, will be prosecuted according to the law.

The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Muhammad Lawal Shehu, in a statement on Friday while condemning the unwholesome act by the bad eggs, said there were no forms on sale under any guise for palliatives or to be on goveernment’s Social Register.

The statement said: “The attention of the Kaduna State Government has been drawn to reports that forms are allegedly being sold in communities across Kaduna State for residents to become beneficiaries of palliatives and other interventions being provided by Government,for the most vulnerable in our society.

“Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani is committed to ensuring that the palliatives get to the true beneficiaries, to achieve this feat, the Governor set up the KDSG Palliatives Committee in July 2023 – to come up with modalities for the distribution of these palliatives, the committee has since been lauded as highly inclusive comprising representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, other members of Organized Labour, religious and traditional leaders, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Persons with Disabilities, Local Government Chairmen, Youth and Women Groups.”

Shehu, however, called on residents of the State to contact their respective Local Government Councils for information on the necessary processes for them to be captured in the Kaduna State Social Register.