Sunday, 11 September 2016

Sokoto State Government Disburse N11m To Purchase cows for orphans On Eid El Kabir Day

Sokoto State Government has disbursed N11m for the purchase of cows for the provision of meat to 4,205 orphans on the Eid El-Kabir Day.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Chairman of the State Zakkat and Endowment Committee, Alhaji Lawal Maidoki, on Saturday said, “N130,000 was given to each of the 85 districts in the 23 Local Government Areas of the state.
Facebook User Bashar Abubakar also posted saying: "Sokoto state Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (Matawalle Sokoto) has released the sum of over Twelve Million to buy cows for orphans in the state.
The said amount which was released through Zakkat and endowment Committee was meant to buy cows on Sallah day across the 85 District Heads of the state.
The break down shows that each district head will collect one hundred and thirty thousand naira to buy bull and distribute it to at least forty orphans in each of the 85 District heads.
Meanwhile, Governor Tambuwal presented twenty five thousand naira to each District head to buy ram on sallah day.
The occasion was held at sultan Palace Sokoto"
“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.Sokoto State Government has disbursed N11m for the purchase of cows for the provision of meat to 4,205 orphans on the Eid El-Kabir Day.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Chairman of the State Zakkat and Endowment Committee, Alhaji Lawal Maidoki, on Saturday said, “N130,000 was 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 festivitie

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