As Ramadan fast progresses, seven states of the federation have budgeted over N28. 3 billion to feed residents during the period, figures released by the states and put together by Daily Trust revealed.
The states include Katsina, Sokoto, Kano, Jigawa, Kebbi, Niger and Yobe.
It was gathered that many other states, especially in the North, have earmarked various sums for the project but have refused to make the actual amount public.
This has elicited anxiety in many quarters, with some clerics calling for accountability, considering the humongous amount set aside.
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They said even though it was not entirely wrong to support the less privileged to feed during Ramadan because of the reward therein, they nonetheless called for caution concerning the possibility of abusing the process.
Katsina State topped the chart for the feeding programme by budgeting N10 billion.
Sokoto earmarked N6.7 billion, Kano set aside N6 billion, Jigawa N2.83 billion, Kebbi N1.5 billion, Niger N976 million, and Yobe N178 million respectively.
Governor Dikko Umar Radda, who disclosed the amount for the Ramadan feeding while inaugurating the committee that will oversee the distribution of the grains to the beneficiaries, said the gesture was to support citizens of the state.
