From Sule Aliyu,Bauchi
The Yusuf Maitama Tuggar Foundation has flagged off distribution of food items worth millions of naira to residents observing the Ramadan fasting across the 20 Local Government Area in Bauchi State
The items distributed include bags of rice, bags of sugar, as well as spaghetti, macaroni, and groundnut oil for all the 20 LGAs, irrespective of political party affiliation, in the spirit of the ongoing Ramadan fasting by Muslims
Speaking to journalists at the point of distribution, the Director-General of the Tuggar Foundation, Muhammadu Bello Tukura, explained that the items were donated by friends and associates of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar
Tukura disclosed that businessmen and marketers in the state were the ones who procured and supplied the items in bid to promote local business.
“The items are meant to alleviate the tough situation people are going through presently due to the harsh economic downturn across the country,” the DG said.
He said that the items were for every citizen of the state irrespective of political affiliation stressing however that All Progressives Congress (APC) members will be given preference.
”These items are for Muslims because this is Ramadan month of Muslim fasting, the items are meant to enable them have means of breaking their fasting for the period,” he said.
He explained that during the last Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Foundation extended similar gestures to Christians across the state in the spirit of the Season.
He added that the Foundation also considered the traditional institution as maker key players in the peaceful coexistence of the people of the state so they have been included in the distribution.
The DG assured that the exercise has no political undertone as it is purely service to humamity as a means of support to the less privileged members of the public.
In his brief remarks, Personal Assistant to the Minister, Muhammà d Tilde commended the DG of Tuggar Foundation, Bello Tukura for being a dependable ally to Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar saying such people are very rare to find.
Tilde assured that the Foundation will continue to be supportive of the Minister in seeing that people were empowered to have a source of livelihood.
Some of the LGA Coordinators of the Tuggar Foundation who spoke to Journalists expressed happiness gesture assuring that they would go back to their respective areas to deliver the items.
They assured that the targeted people will be reached and given the items as directed, stressing that the distribution will be free and fair, devoid of any political attachment.
