Ramadan: Shekarau’s wife donates to needy, widows

Wife of the former governor of Kano state, Hajiya Halima Ibrahim Shekarau has donated food stuffs to widows, needy and aged women in the state Kano Chronicle can report. The items donated include over 150 bags of rice, 50 bags of sugar, 50 bags of millet and 100 cartons of noodles. The items were distributed to the beneficiaries at […]

Wife of the former governor of Kano state, Hajiya Halima Ibrahim Shekarau has donated food stuffs to widows, needy and aged women in the state Kano Chronicle can report.

The items donated include over 150 bags of rice, 50 bags of sugar, 50 bags of millet and 100 cartons of noodles. The items were distributed to the beneficiaries at the residence of the former governor located along Mundubawa road in the state metropolis.

Speaking to newsmen shortly after the donation, Halima, popularly known as Garkuwar Nakasassu, said the gesture was an annual event.

She said, “We have been doing it for a very long time and we hope to sustain it till the end of our lives. We are approaching Ramadan fasting, no matter how little the donation is, it will impact on the
life of the beneficiaries.”

She appealed to wealthy individuals in the state to also assist the needy, as according to her that would alleviate the suffering of the less privileged, especially during the fasting period.

One of the beneficiaries, Malama Habiba Yusuf expressed her gratitude to the donor, saying the items given to her would assist in the upkeep of her two children.

Malama Habiba appealed to wives of wealthy individuals in the state to emulate Garkuwa, as according to her the number of people that were in need of such assistance in the state required many hands to alleviate their sufferings.