Authorities of Qua’an-Pan Local Government Council have distributed bags of rice and cartons of Indomie noodles as palliatives to selected households in the area.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Head of Information and Public Relations, Qua’an Pan LGC, Opiah O. Valentine.
Transition Committee Chairman in the area, Hon. Christopher Audu Manship who flagged off the distribution exercise at the Council’s Guest House in Ba’ap, noted that the measure is one of the proactive steps of the administration of Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang towards ameliorating the hardship caused to citizens as a result of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government.
Manship disclosed that one hundred and sixty-six bags of fifty kilogramme rice has been allocated for distributions to the poorest of the poor households in the area. He further said that the Council has purchased one hundred cartons of Indomie noodles to support the palliatives aimed at reducing hunger among the people in the area.
The Council Chairman while handing the food items to the traditional council for onward distribution to citizens in the area, advised that the palliatives should be shared to deserving households, irrespective of religion, political or ethnic affiliations.
Speaking on behalf of religious groups, the Chairman, Ja’amatu Nasril Islam (JNI) in the area, Mamma Idi observed that though the removal of fuel subsidy by government to kill corruption in that sector is a welcome idea, he however called for more measures to reduce the pain caused by this policy.
Receiving the palliatives, food items from the Council Chairman, the Long Pan, Nda Emmanuel Dabang who was represented by the Long Bwall, Jerome Leklat, thanked government at all levels for coming to the aid of the poor at this challenging period and promised that the traditional institution in the area will not fail in handling this assignment.
In another development, the local administration in Qua’an-Pan is to give priority attention to health-care development in the area.
Transition Committee Chairman, Qua’an-Pan Local Government Council, Christopher Audu Manship who disclosed this while inspecting facilities at the Local Government Specialist Snake Bite Health Centre, promised to upgrade health-care services in the centre to handle more critical cases and reduce the burden of high cost of accessing health-care service.
The chairman stated that a more conducive building will be constructed to accommodate the Specialist Snake Bites Health-Care Center while the present facility will be renovated and converted to Staff Clinic to service the health needs of workers in the Council Secretariat.
Earlier while conducting the council Chairman round the Snake Bites Health Center, Health Officer in-charge of the facility, Isaiah Morris Complained that the center lacked enough space, beddings and other equipments needed and that expansion of the facility should be given priority by the Council administration.
Director Primary Health-Care, Qua’an-Pan Local Government Council, Abdullahi Andullahi thanked the Council Chairman for his visit to the health center and promised the delivery of more efficient health service in the area.
