The Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Commission has
distributed N10.3 million to 86 District Heads to buy cows for orphans during
the Eid-el-kabir celebrations coming up next weekend...
Malam Lawal Maidoki, its
Chairman, in a brief speech shortly before disbursing the money, stated that
the gesture was part of government’s effort to ease the suffering of the
orphans and the needy. Maidoki said that the financial constrains facing the
nation had not stopped government from executing its good intentions toward a
better life for the poor and vulnerable in the society. He said that the money
was routed through the traditional rulers because they were the closest avenue
through which government could reach targeted persons like orphans and the
physically challenged. Maidoki said that government would soon construct Zakkat
offices across all districts in the 23 local government areas, and urged the District
Heads to support the commission’s tree planting efforts to improve Sokoto’s
environment. A representative of Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III, Alhaji Kabiru
Usman, the Sarkin Yakin Binji, who flagged off the disbursement of the money,
commended Gov Aminu Tambuwal for the efforts to ease the suffering of the
people. He called on the District Heads to ensure proper use of the money to
improve the lot of the poor and particularly ease the hardship of orphans.
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