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Dangote Shares Food To Victims Of Fire Disaster

…Feeds 60,000 Families In Taraba, Jigawa

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Victims of inferno, physically challenge and poor families are some of the beneficiaries of the Aliko Dangote Foundation’s rice distribution exercise in Taraba and Jigawa State.

A statement from the company’s spokesman, Anthony Chiejina, said 500 bags of rice and 100 mats were distributed to the victims of fire disaster at Batakashi Community in Garki Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

Penultimat week, a late-night fire outbreak had ravaged Batakashi village, destroying more than 45 houses, 35 silos, and scores of livestock, leaving behind widespread devastation and displacement.

In his remarks, the acting Executive Secretary, Jigawa Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Muhammad Murtala, said the Aliko Dangote Foundation brought 40,000 bags of 10kg rice for distribution to the poor and vulnerable people in Jigawa State.

He thanked the ADF for what he described as a timely intervention.

Some of the residents, expressed delight over the gesture, praying God to reward the donor abundantly.

Representative of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Bello Dan Musa, supported by the Taraba State officials at the flag-off of the rice distribution exercise donated by the Foundation in Taraba State.

One of beneficiaries, Mr Umar Abdullahi, said the Foundation had brought succor to the community which was afflicted by an inferno recently.
Another beneficiary, Mr Usman Auwal, expressed delight over the gesture, saying since the occurrence of the tragedy, the community has never been the same.

He commended the Aliko Dangote Foundation and Jigawa Government for their support to the community, and prayed for peaceful coexistence between the people.

The Chairman of the Garki Local Government Area, Mr Adamu Kore, who flagged off the distribution of the commodity, praised the Foundation for its support.

Mr. Kore said that the palliative would ease the hardship of the people of the community who were affected by the fire incident.

“We are very delighted over the Aliko Dangote Foundation’s support and Jigawa Government’s assistance, because the donation had brought soccor to hundreds of families, not only in Jigawa but across the country in general,” Kore said.

Similarly, the Foundation has donated 20,000 bags of 10kg rice to the Taraba State government for vulnerable persons.

The representative of the Foundation, Bello Dan Musa, presented the bags of rice to the 16 Local Government Council chairmen, cabinet members of the Taraba State government.

Mr. Dan Musa said the Chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation is committed to given back to the society, and especially to the poor and vulnerable persons.

The Government was represented by the Chairman Taraba State Palliative Committee, Alhaji Saleh Sa’ad.
Over one million familes are expected to benefit from the Aliko Dangote Foundation’s Annual National Food Programme.

Tags: Acting Executive SecretaryAlhaji Saleh Sa’adAliko Dangote FoundationAnthony ChiejinaBatakashi CommunityBello Dan MusaChairman of the Garki Local Government AreaChairman Taraba State Palliative CommitteeCompany’s SpokesmanGarki Local Government Area of Jigawa StateJigawa Emergency Management AgencyMr Adamu KoreMuhammad MurtalaSEMAStarlitenews
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