Shekarau’s wife lifts 2,000 vulnerable

The wife of former governor of Kano state and immediate past Education Minister, Hajiya Halima Ibrahim Shekarau has assisted over two thousand physically-challenged, needy, widows and aged women, with food items.

The gesture, she said, was to alleviate their sufferings during Ramadan.
The items donated include over 150 bags of rice, 50 bags of sugar, 50 bags of millet and 100 cartons of noodles.

Hajia Shekarau said: “We have been doing it for a very long time and we hope to sustain it till the end of our lives. No matter how little the donation is – it will impact on the life of the beneficiaries.”

She said a free feeding programme has also been arranged at Mammbayya house to cater for the less privileged throughout the Ramadan period.

She appealed to wealthy individuals to also assist the needy.
A beneficiary, Malama Amina Muhammad said the items given to her would go a long way in the upkeep of her two children.