The Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger state Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar has begun the distribution of food items and an undisclosed amount of cash to indigent persons across the Bida Emirate Council as palliatives. The traditional ruler at a brief event in his Wadata palace, Bida said that the gesture was part of efforts to alleviate the suffering of the people of the Emirate during the shut-down of the state and nation. According to the Royal Father, the items and cash were donated by philanthropic individuals within…