The Kano state government has received dozens of food items from the federal government to support the over three hundred repatriated and Almajiri children camping at the hajj camp and other parts of the state.
Receiving the items on Tuesday from the the federal ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and poverty Alleviation through the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), the Kano state Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Alhaji Adamu Kibiya, expressed gratitude for the support in improving the lives of vulnerable in the state.
He said the items received included 70 bags of 50kg Rice, 64 bags of 100kg millet, 50 bags of 100kg guinea corn, 200 bags of salt, 2,047 cartons of noodles, 120 cartons of seasoning, 120 jericans of groundnut oil, 97 cartons of dates, 70 bags of semovita, 100 25ltrs of palm oil and 129 bags of 100kg beans.
According to him, the 300 children camped at hajj camp includes children received from crisis areas from neighbouring states and some Almajiri children in the state receiving training and orientation. He added that there are thousands of other children who sleep under bridges and market areas, hence the need to seek the support of the federal government and well meaning Nigerians to ensure they are taken care of in order to enhance the security of the state.
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While thanking president Bola Tinubu, the Humanitarian minister and Governor Abba Yusuf, in ensuring the safety and well-being of vulnerable individuals in the country and state, he assured that his ministry would ensure the food items are distributed judiciously and transparently to the targeted people.
Representatives of the federal government Agencies, Hajiya Lubah Liman, who is also the NCFRMI state coordinator, reiterated the federal government commitment to the welfare of Nigerians especially those in need and the vulnerables.
She however appealed to the state government to ensure equitable distribution to the targeted group.
The Kano state government has received dozens of food items from the federal government to support the over three hundred repatriated and Almajiri children camping at the hajj camp and other parts of the state.
Receiving the items on Tuesday from the the federal ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and poverty Alleviation through the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), the Kano state Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Alhaji Adamu Kibiya, expressed gratitude for the support in improving the lives of vulnerable in the state.
He said the items received included 70 bags of 50kg Rice, 64 bags of 100kg millet, 50 bags of 100kg guinea corn, 200 bags of salt, 2,047 cartons of noodles, 120 cartons of seasoning, 120 jericans of groundnut oil, 97 cartons of dates, 70 bags of semovita, 100 25ltrs of palm oil and 129 bags of 100kg beans.
According to him, the 300 children camped at hajj camp includes children received from crisis areas from neighbouring states and some Almajiri children in the state receiving training and orientation. He added that there are thousands of other children who sleep under bridges and market areas, hence the need to seek the support of the federal government and well meaning Nigerians to ensure they are taken care of in order to enhance the security of the state.
While thanking president Bola Tinubu, the Humanitarian minister and Governor Abba Yusuf, in ensuring the safety and well-being of vulnerable individuals in the country and state, he assured that his ministry would ensure the food items are distributed judiciously and transparently to the targeted people.
Representatives of the federal government Agencies, Hajiya Lubah Liman, who is also the NCFRMI state coordinator, reiterated the federal government commitment to the welfare of Nigerians especially those in need and the vulnerables.
She however appealed to the state government to ensure equitable distribution to the targeted group.
