Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu has visited several Ramadan Feeding Centres in the Sokoto metropolis and expressed satisfaction with the quality and quantity of food served.
Some of the centres visited by the Governor include Clapperton Road, Lodge Road, Gidan Dallatu, Specialist Hospital, as well as the Madunka area.
The Governor expressed satisfaction with both the quality and quantity of food being served at the centres.
He called on the feeding centre committees to continue to work diligently to achieve the set objectives of the programme, noting that the idea behind the programme is to assist the needy with a place to break their fast with ease, as such there’s need for extra commitment from the feeding centre committees.
He assured the people of the state that his administration would continue to give the Ramadan Feeding Programme the deserved attention, considering the daily turnout being recorded at the centres.
The Governor renewed his appeal to well-to-do individuals to establish feeding centres in their communities to assist the needy in their respective areas.
The state government this year increased the number of feeding centres from 155 to 170 in the Sokoto metropolis, following various requests from different communities.
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The state government has set aside one billion naira for this year’s Ramadan Feeding Programme, with 34,000 plates to be served daily across the metropolis.
(Editor: Roluke Ogundele)
