Wife of Bauchi state Governor, Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed Abubakar, on
Sunday distributed bags of rice, maize, gallons of groundnut and palm oil
and wrappers to women in Tudun Mai Zamani community in Bayara village of Bauchi
local government area of the state.
Speaking during the distribution of the items, Mrs Abubakar explained
that the gesture was aimed at bringing succour to the downtrodden in this
festive period.
She said such donation which, is annual, targets women all over the
state.
“I am highly optimistic that this gesture would motivate you to support
the government and gear up to be good ambassadors by being patriotic through
the exhibitions of support, loyalty and cooperation,” she said.
The governor’s wife stated that the government has done much by
constructing good road network in different locations to facilitate cheap
transportation system and ease conveyance of farm produce to and from parts of
the country.
Aside that, Mrs Abubakar said government provides free medical health
services to pregnant women and under five children as well as free drugs in
order to improve the lots of the women in the state.
Responding, the ward head of the area, Baiko Mai Zamani, thanked
the governor’s wife for the gesture, urging the villagers to reciprocate
through support and prayers for the success of the present administration.
He also appealed to the state government to provide the community with
boreholes, lamenting that residents face difficulties whenever they want to
fetch water for consumption and household needs.
Gnews
reports that the chairman of Bauchi
local government, Abdu Chindo also donated 100 wrappers to the beneficiaries
with a view to complementing the effort of the governor’s wife in assisting the
down trodden.
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