From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
As part of Ramadan guesture, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, through Aliko Dangote Foundation disbursed one million bags of rice worth N13 billion across 36 states.
This was contained in a statement signed by an official of the foundation Hajiya Samira Sunusi and made it available to news men.
She explained that, the gesture was also extended by the distribution of free meals to no fewer than 10,000 fasting Muslims in Kano state, his state of origin.
The gesture, according to her is to ease hardship for millions of Nigerians amidst economic challenges in the country.
“This is in addition to the distribution of 20,000 loaves of bread daily to Kano residents and 15,000 daily to Lagos residents, a feeding gesture that started and sustained since 2020 during the COVID”, she said.
Mrs Sanusi explained that the Ramadan free cooked meal includes jollof rice, white rice and stew, jollof spaghetti, yam, beans with chicken and beef, packed with a bottle of water and drink for each person
She said the packed meals are distributed at Juma’at mosques, streets, prisons, orphanages, remand home, and other places in Kano city and its environs.
A beneficiary of the meal, Musa Maikatako, resident of Tarauni, expressed appreciation for the gesture, which he said had helped him break his fast with ease.
Maikatako, who was visibly happy, said the free meal would ameliorate the suffering of a lot of people who might break their fasts with only water, without food to it, considering the economic hardship faced by Nigerians.
“I can not explain how happy i am. This meal will go a long way in assisting poor people like me to have something to at least break our fast with some solid food to eat.”
