ZAMFARA FIRST LADY DONATES SALLAH GIFTS TO 1800 WOMEN
ZAMFARA FIRST LADY DONATES SALLAH GIFTS TO 1800 WOMEN
The Zamfara state First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Bello Matawalle has donated cash and clothes to 1,800 women in the state for Sallah celebrations.
Presenting the gesture to the beneficiries in Gusau on Tuesday, Hajiya Matawalle said it is aimed to assist women to celebrate sallah festival in a happy mood.
“We are presenting a set of clothes and N5,000 to each of the 1,800 beneficiries drawn from Gusau, Bungudu and Tsafe LGAs.
“In Gusau we selected 1,200 beneficiaries, while Bungudu and Tsafe LGAs have 300 beneficiaries each who were selected for this purpose.
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“This is inline with the present administration led by Governor Bello Matawalle to promote the lives of the poor especially at the grassroots”, he said.
The First Lady therefore called on people of the state to use the sallah period and offer special prayers and seek for Allah’s intervention to overcome security challenges in the state and Nigeria in general.
In her remarks, the state women leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Hajiya Aisha Waziri thanked the First Lady for initiating various programmes to support women in the state.
According to her, the PDP led governmet under Gov Matawalle since its inception has been giving priority to women empowerment policies and programmes.
The PDP Vice Chairman, Hajiya Aisha Maradun described the assistance given to women by the First Lady as a timely.
“This is timely, considering the way it will impact on various lives of vulnerable groups especially women as they celebrate sallah with happiness”, Hajiya Maradun said.
She appealed to people of the state to continue to cooperate with Matawalle’s administration to move the state forward.
ZAMFARA FIRST LADY DONATES SALLAH GIFTS TO 1800 WOMEN
