The Sokoto State Government has distributed
N110m to orphans in the State for the purchase of cows in order to
provide meat to 4,205 orphans on the Eid-El-Kabir Day.
The Chairman of the State Zakkat and
Endowment Committee, Alhaji Lawal
Maidoki, said, N130,000 were
given to each of the 85 districts in the 23 Local Government Areas of the
state.
“Each of
the districts will buy a cow, slaughter it and distribute it to 50 orphans
each.
“The
gesture is aimed at providing a sense of belonging to the orphans during the
sallah festivities.”
As in the case of Borno where relief
materials meant for internally displaced persons were diverted, the chairman
asserted that the committee has taken measures to ensure the judicious
utilisation of the funds.
Maidoki further promised that the
committee will monitor the distribution of the meat to ensure that all the
targeted children were adequately covered.
He also appealed to the District
Heads to ensure the equitable distribution of the meat from their end.
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