Dangote Foundation donates bags of rice to Jigawa community
Garki(Jigawa), April 24, 2025
Residents of Batakashi Community in Garki local government area of Jigawa state have commended Aliko Dangote Foundation for food donation delivered to the community on Thursday.
Some of them who spoke with our Correspondent, expressed delight over gesture, praying to God to reward the donor.
Mr Umar Abdullahi, one of them, said the foundation has brought solace to the community, which was afflicted by fire incidence recently, which razed down about 45 houses.
Another beneficiary, Mr Usman Auwal, also expressed delight over the gesture, saying that since the occurrence of the incidence, the community has never been the same.
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He commended Jigawa state government and Dangote Foundation for their support to the community, praying for peaceful coexistence in the community.
Chairman, Garki Local government, Mr Adamu Kore, flagged off the distribution of the 500 bags of 10kg rice and praised Aliko Dangote foundation, for it’s titeless efforts in assiting vulnerable communities in this pressing time.
Kore said, the palliative will relieve the hardship of the people of the Batakashi Community who were affected by the fire incidence.
“We are very delighted over Dangote and Jigawa state government’s support, because the donation brought soccure to a hundred families, not only in Jigawa state but across the country in general” Kore said.
In his remarks, the acting executive secretary, Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr Muhammad Murtala Maiunguwa, said Aliko Dangote foundation brought 40,000 10kg bags of rice to Jigawa state for distribution to the poor and vulnerables.
Maiunguwa, who is also the Director Administration and Finance of the Agency, said under the Namadi administration, the Agency has distributed palliatives to communities affected by disaster and abject poverty.
Representative of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Mr Mustapha Umar while speaking, said the foundation offer palliative support to communities across Nigeria, with a view to relieve the vulnerable communities.
He said, “Dangote is always willing to f assist Nigerians through the Aliko Dangote foundation, which was designed to carryout philanthropic tasks.
It was gathered that Aliko Dangote Foundation donated about 500 bags of 10kg rice e and 100 mats to Batakqshi community in Garki area of Jigawa, which was afflicted by fire incidence.
The distribution was facilitated by the State’s Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).
