A humanitarian organisation- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, Saudi Arabia, today, Tuesday distributed food items to 1000 poor and the needy in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The beneficiaries of the programme which was implemented by Abibakir As- Sidiq Philanthropic Home cut across Muslim and Christian faithfuls.
The distribution of the food items to the beneficiaries, held at the secretariat of the Muslim World Congress, Tanke area, Ilorin was performed by the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq who was represented by his deputy,Mr Kayode Alabi.
The anchor of the programme, Alh Ibrahim Abdullahi clarified that the gesture was not solely a Ramadan package, but the donor’s efforts at feeding the poor and the needy in the some selected Nigerian states.
In his remarks, the president of Abibakir As-Sidiq Philanthropic Home, Mal AbdulRazzaq Salman, lamented that many Nigerians at the moment ” are seriously hungry”.
” We have in Nigeria, as of now, millions of people who are seriously hungry. It is on this note that credit is given to the King of Saudi Arabia, King Salman Bin AbdulAziz Al Saud for establishing this great humanitarian organisation- Eta’am Foodbasket Project which is known around the World for its services in the field of providing aid and relief to various communities of the World.
” We at Abibakir As-Sidiq Philanthropic Home are humbled to be part of this project which will impact on the lives of 13,800 people in Nigeria through the provision of food items which include rice, beans, semovita and vegetable oil,” Salaman who was represented by Hajiya Fatimah Yinusa Gada stated.
In his remarks, Governor AbdulRazaq thanked both the donor and implementation organizations for their kind gesture to the people of Kwara State.
He expressed the readiness of his administration to partner with any organisation that has similar objectives as King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre.
