“As a follow up we shall also be visiting other communities and clusters of the persons with special needs and to provide them with the same relief materials.”
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar Forouq who made the disclosure yesterday at the flag-off of the distribution of palliatives to the Karomajiji PLWD community said they would carry out the same exercise in other colonies.
She said the ministry has done all the processes adding that by early next week they will commence, the model via food ration to the households. “We are very aware of the issues concerning people with special needs and we have made their issue a priority of the ministry. “The purpose is how the PWDs can benefit from the Federal Government’s interventions aimed at cushioning the effect of COVID-19 pandemic.”
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