JUST IN: Kano To Spend N345million For Ramadan Feeding

The state Commissioner of Information, Youth and Culture, who is also the state chaiman Ramadan feeding monitoring committee Malam Muhammad Garba disclosed this while flagging off this year’s Ramadan feeding programme at the premises of kano printing press in a statement sigh

Sani Abba Yola, Public Relations Officer ,Kano state Ministry of Information, Youth and Culture.

 

The commissioner stated the present administration sustained the annual feeding programme in order to alleviate the suffering of the less privileged in the state.

 

He said the committee would monitor the preparation and distribution of the meals to ensure the success of the feeding programme.

 

Malam Muhammad Garba maintained that would not hesitate to cancel the contract of any cook or distributor found to be sabotaging the programme.

 

The commissioner appealed to the wealthy people in the state to complement government’s effort by contributing their own quota to ensure the success of the programme.

 

Food items distributed for the first 10 days for 130 centres  include 3000 bags of Rice, 1170 bags of Millet, 780 bags of Flour, 1170 bags of sugar, 1950 cartons of Macarowill 2340 Jerry cans of Groundnuts oil, 780 Jerry cans of Palm oil, 390 bags of Dates among others.

 

Each centre will be  receiving N10,000 daily for the purchase of cooking ingredients for the whole month of Ramadan.

 

Sani Abba Yola

Public Relations Officer

Kano state Ministry of Information, Youth and Culture.