Palliative: FG Provides Rice, Maize To FCT Muslims

The Federal Government has provided 600 bags of rice and 200 bags of maize to the Muslim community in the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory.

The chairman of the FCT chapter of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Alhaji Rabiu Mohammed, confirmed the development while handing over the food items to the leadership of the Committee of FCT Imams Initiative on Thursday in Abuja.

Mohammed explained that the palliative was meant to cushion the effect of the removal of petroleum subsidy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

“The Federal Government gave us 600 bags of (50kg) rice and 200 bags of maize, which we are handing over to the Chairman of the Committee of the FCT Imams Initiative, Sheikh Tajudeen Adigun.

“On behalf of the Federal Government, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has decided to hand over the items for distribution to the people here in the FCT,” said Mohammed.

Speaking further, he said that the Committee of Imams is a component of JNI, which is an umbrella body of all Muslim organisations in the country.

According to him: “The committee of Imams has the structures to reach out to the target beneficiaries across the nooks and crannies of the territory. On behalf of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), I wish to hand over the items to the chairman of the FCT Committee of Imams so that they can start distribution of the palliatives to the nooks and crannies of the territory.”