Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has called on well to do Nigerians to emulate Aliko Dangote foundation to aid in cushioning the hardship faced by individuals and the country at large.
The governor stated this at the distribution of rice donated by Dangote Foundation as a National Food Intervention program for vulnerable people in the State, held in Minna on Saturday.
The governor who spoke through his deputy, Comrade Yakubu Garba noted that poverty and hunger are multidimensional and a challenge that is piercing through the fabric of the society.
He decried how poverty and hunger have shattered many families with criminal tendencies being manifested, pointing out that it is a menace that should be tackled quickly.
The governor highlighted the various efforts of the state government in achieving its desire of feeding the nation and ameliorating the sufferings of the people through various interventions like the subsidy on grains for Ramadan Fast among others.
He appreciated the Dangote Foundation for the gesture and assured that the government is working tirelessly to eliminate poverty and hunger while calling on other well-to-do individuals and groups to emulate Aliko Dangote as the task is a collective one.
The Group General Manager, Dangote Industries Limited, Abuja office, Alh. Ahmed Hashim explained that the National Food Intervention programme of the Foundation was kick-started in Kano State recently. He disclosed that the target is to distribute 1 million bags of 10 kg rice to vulnerable people in all the 774 local government areas across the country
He said, Niger State received about 30,000 bags of 10 kg bags of the rice, adding that the Foundation decided to use stakeholders in respective States in the distribution to make the process easier and ensure that it reaches out to the target beneficiaries.
Alh. Hashim reaffirms that the Dangote Foundation would continue in its quest to reduce hunger and increase the well-being of the people.
