BY UCHEWUAKO CHISOMAGA
The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has commenced the payment of monthly stipends to the physically challenged persons in the state.
The Press Secretary to the Governor, Mallam Abubakar Bawa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the payment began on Tuesday in three centres in Sokoto North, Dange Shuni and Gwadabawa local government areas of the state.
According to the statement, the exercise witnessed a large turnout of the already screened physically-challenged persons, who received N6,500 each as their monthly stipends.
The statement quoted some of the beneficiaries as commending the governor for the restoration of the monthly stipends.
