Eid-El-Kabir: Governor Abubakar distributes food, other items to less privileged
Governor of Bauchi State Mohammed Abubakar has donated food items, building materials and other items to the less privileged in Lusa, Boi and other villages in Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro local government areas. According to governor Abubakar the distribution of the food items was part of efforts to bring succour to the less privileged especially in […]
Governor of Bauchi State Mohammed Abubakar has donated food items, building materials and other items to the less privileged in Lusa, Boi and other villages in Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro local government areas.
According to governor Abubakar the distribution of the food items was part of efforts to bring succour to the less privileged especially in this festive period.
Presenting the donation on behalf of the governor, former member of the state House of Assembly from Bogoro constituency, Rifkatu Samson explained that orphans and widows were mostly targeted adding that the gesture was aimed at making them enjoy the sallah festival like all other citizens.
Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries,chairman council of Ulama, Bogoro local government, Malam Rabiu Halilu thanked the governor for the gesture promising that the items would be shared fairly among the beneficiaries.
He appealed to the state government to construct roads linking Bogoro to Lusa and Bogoro to Tambin Bara in order to facilitate transportation of goods to and from the area.
In his remarks,chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN, Bogoro local government chapter, Reverend Zakka Gata expressed appreciation to the governor for the donation asking other politicians and well to do people in the state to emulate him.
Items distributed include; 150 bags of rice, 50 bags of maize, 500 bags of cement, 50 bundles of zinc,10 drums of paints, mats and kettles for selected mosques in the two local governments.
The governor also donated 50 pieces of plastic chairs, drums and cash to some churches in the areas.