Ramadan: Association supports 3,000 Gombe residents with food items, clothes, others

Gombe Concrete Casting Multi-purpose Cooperative Society Ltd has distributed food items and clothing materials to support no fewer than 3, 250 residents of the state during this year’s Ramadan and Salah celebration.

Malam Dahiru Abdullahi, chairman of the association in the state while leading the distribution in Gombe on Saturday as part of activities to mark his one year in office said the items were to help beneficiaries observe the fasting seamlessly.

Abdullahi said that the beneficiaries who are the vulnerable members of his association needed to be supported following the economic hardship impacting on some of his members.

He said that over 500 small bags of rice, millet would be distributed while some fabrics would be given to members for Sallah celebrations.

He said two concrete mixers and two motorcycles would also be given to assist its members.

He said that the items being distributed were worth N7.1 million.

According to him, he has also within his one year in office supported orphans, housewives, youths and other residents with different items worth N9.65 million.

Abdullahi said that his members were now able to provide employment for youths because of the environment conducive for business that had been created by Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State.

He said that Yahaya had supported its members through projects awarded to them which he said had created jobs for countless youths in the state while reducing crime rate too.

He urged the governor to continue to support his association with more contracts so that more youths could be gainfully engaged.

On his part, Mr Adamu Inuwa Pantami, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Gombe State
who was represented by his Personal Assistant, Malam Mohammed Baba-Adamu, commended Abdullahi for empowering his members while urging other associations to take their cue from what the association is doing.

Pantami said he was happy with the association for its efforts at empowering its members which he said was in line with the agenda of Gov Yahaya.

He said that the chairman had been engaging in consultation with critical stakeholders before taking decisions and “that’s why he is getting things right.”