The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari has through her foundation, ‘Future Assured’, donated 16 trucks of assorted food items, Drugs and also Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Kano State Government.
Presenting the items on Monday in kano, the wife of the President said the humanitarian support was necessary aimed at cushioning the effect of the current lockdown in the state.
Hajiya Aisha Buhari was represented by her Special Assistant on Administration, Alhaji Hadi Uba.
The wife of the president maintained that the food items which include rice, spaghetti, milk, and cooking oil would be distributed to the needy by the foundation in collaboration with the state government.
She noted that the food items would be distributed to about 500,000 households in the state.
Receiving the donation on behalf of the state government, the State’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Muhammad Garba commended the President’s wife for such gesture.
He said the palliative would go a long way in cushioning the hardship of the less privileged in the state, occasioned by the Covid-19 lockdown.
He assured the President’s wife that the state government would ensure the proper utilisation of the items and assure it gets to those in need.