YARI DONATES SALLAH PACKAGES TO 5000 ORPHANS IN ZAMFARA
YARI DONATES SALLAH PACKAGES TO 5000 ORPHANS IN ZAMFARA
The former Gov. of Zamfara state, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari, has donated food items and clothing materials to 5000 orphans for Sallah celebrations.
Yari while distributing the items in Gusau on Wednesday said the gesture was to assist orphans to celebrate Sallah in happy mood.
Yari who was represented at the event by the former state Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Malam Abdullahi Maharazu said ‘ its necessary to extend this gesture to the voiceless especially during this holy month of Ramadan.
“Assisting the needy is necessary because it is the teaching of Prophet Muhammad SAW.
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“That is why during my administration every year, I provided the assistants to needy as Ramadan/Sallah packages”, Yari said.
The Secretary of the selection and screening committee of the exercise, Sanusi Liman-DanAlhaji, said a total of 166 girls and 111 boys who are orphans were selected for the gesture from each of the 16 emirates in the state.
DanAlhaji said that Gusau emirate has a total of 332 girls, 222 boys orphans selected to benefit from the assistance.
He further said that over N105 million have been spent to procure the items and each of the beneficiaries received food items and clothing materials worth N21,000 each.
He said the distribution committees were set up from the 17 emirates of the state for the exercise.
The state APC Chairman, Alhaji Lawal Liman, commended the former governor for providing the assistance.
“On behalf of the entire APC members in the state, we extend our gratitude to the APC leader in the state, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari, for his support and commitments towards the development of our great party.
Lawal assured that the gesture will reached the targeted beneficiaries.
YARI DONATES SALLAH PACKAGES TO 5000 ORPHANS IN ZAMFARA
