Kano APC Donates 7,440 Bags Of Grains, Spaghetti To Members

Kano APC Donates 7,440 Bags Of Grains, Spaghetti To Members

By Hussaini Ibrahim Kafi

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano State on Saturday donated 7740 bags of grains and 2,000 cartons of spaghetti for distribution among its members in the state.

The grains include 5,840 bags of 50kg rice and 1,600 bags of millets for distribution to its supporters across 484 wards in the state.

The state chairman of the party, Abdullahi Abbas, inaugurated the exercise as palliatives to APC leaders and supporters at Dawakin Kudu LGA on Saturday.

“What we are distributing to our supporters were purchased through contribution from ourselves as we don’t have a government.

According to him, those who contributed include the deputy president of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, two ministers from the state, APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and the State APC chairman, Abdullahi Abbas.

Others are defeated APC gubernatorial candidate in the state, Nasiru Gawuna and his deputy, Murtala Sule-Garo, chief of staff to APC national chairman, Muhammad Garba, and Abubakar Kabir Bichi.

The APC chairman said the palliatives included 10 bags of 50kg rice per each of the 484 wards and bags of millet.

Mr Abbas challenged the NNPP government to explain the N6 billion it allegedly spent on this year’s Ramadan feeding programme.

Mr Abbas, who described the programme as a sham, asked the state government to show evidence that what they provided was commensurate with what they spent on the programme.

“We know that the Federal Government, BUA and Dangote groups have provided palliatives, So, let them show evidence that they have spent the amount on the feeding programme.

Mohammed Garba, chief of staff to the national chairman of APC, explained that Mr Ganduje coordinated the palliatives and that he, alongside Mr Jibrin and others, heavily contributed to purchase The the food items. NAN