March 08, (THEWILL) — Kano State Government has commenced the distribution of 100,000 10-kg bags of Dangote rice given to the state by the Dangote Foundation.
The commodity is being distributed to the needy across the 44 local government areas of the state.
The Government began the exercise through a Team assigned by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, which directly distributed the rice to the needy across some targeted streets in the state capital.
The beneficiaries of the street distribution were needy individuals, both males and females, and the physically challenged.
The distribution team is headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Umar Faruk Ibrahim, with the State Commissioner of Agriculture, Dr Danjuma Mahmoud, and some Special Advisers to the Governor as members.
Addressing journalists shortly after the commencement of the exercise, Danjuma said that before, it was the Dangote Foundation that handled the distribution itself, but that this year, the body handed over the exercise to the State Government because of the trust it has in the government.
“Before, it was the Dangote Foundation that usually came to flag off and handle most of this thing, but because of the trust the Foundation under the leadership of Alhaji Aliko Dangote has in the Government of Kano State, the leadership of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, this year it handed over everything to the State Government to distribute.
“And we have a very robust system of distribution that the palliatives will go directly to the needy”, the commissioner added.
Some of the beneficiaries of the rice palliative interviewed joyfully thanked the Dangote Foundation for the gesture, which they said would immensely enrich their Ramadan meals.
They also appreciated the State Government under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for facilitating the distribution exercise and prayed to Allah (SWT) to reward them abundantly.
Abdullahi Yusuf is a seasoned journalist, communicator and was previously the Deputy Editor-In-Chief and Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Jos, where he retired on December 15, 2021
