
Ganduje Donates N 250 m to Victims of Kano Markets Fire Disasters
Donation
By Ahmed Abdulkadir
Kano, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has donated the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Naira to the victims of fire outbreak that engulfed Kurmi, Singa and Rimi markets.
This is contained in a statement on Friday in Kano, by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Abba Anwar,
Governor Ganduje sympathised with the victims and prayed for Allah’s Blessing and Divine replacement from Allah of what they lost at the outbreak.
“A Committee was raised to screen the magnitude of their tragic involvement. Some lost their properties more than others.
This committee will look into that and see how individual victims should be assisted,” reveals.
He reiterated that, what is given to them was not to compensate what they lost, “…but just as donation to you marketers. May Allah protect you and your properties,” he prayed.
Governor Ganduje assured that the sum was already handed over to the committee for onward distribution to the affected victims.
In another development, Senator Barau Jibrin, , also donated the sum of Twenty Million Naira during the meeting.
Jibrin emphasized that, what he did was just to comply with the humanitarian face of governor Ganduje.