Ramadan: Ex-Senate president, Lawan, disburses 17,000 bags of rice, millet in Yobe

The President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, has distributed 17,000 bags of rice, millet and sugar to residents of Yobe State as part of efforts to support Muslims during the Ramadan fasting period.

The distribution ceremony was flagged off in Nguru Local Government Area of the state over the weekend.

Speaking during the exercise, which was carried out through the Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan Foundation, the former Senate President said the gesture was aimed at supporting the Muslim community to observe the holy month of Ramadan with ease.

Represented by Bashir Sheriff Nguru, National Secretary of the Tinubu House-to-House Network, the senator stated that the 17,000 bags of rice, sugar, and millet would be distributed across the 17 local government areas of the state.

He explained that each local government area would receive 1,000 bags of the three food items, which would be shared among All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders, party supporters, and vulnerable members of the community.

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