Associates
of All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Bola Tinubu, have flooded North
East geo-political zone with over one million five-kilogramme bags of rice.
According
to them, the foodstuff, meant for distribution to the vulnerable, is to cushion
the ravaging hardship in the region. Flagging off the exercise in Yola, Adamawa
State, one of the associates, Dahiru Hammadikko, said the gesture was courtesy
of Tinubu’s associates in the 19 northern states.
He
said over 10,000 households in the 21 local councils of Adamawa were targeted
to benefit. He lamented that Nigerians were facing hardship, which informed the
group’s move to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians, irrespective of
religious and political affiliations.
The national
coordinator of the Tinubu support group said: “The gesture is to honour the
national leader of APC, due to his philanthropic disposition, which is why the
rice was branded with his image.”
He
described Tinubu as “a detribalised Nigerian, in whom the Northern region
relies” as the unifying factor.
“Today,
we are flagging off the distribution of 5kg of rice to Nigerians from the
northern region. We are targeting one million beneficiaries in the 19 northern
states and the FCT.
“But
here in Adamawa we are giving over 10,000 people,” he said.
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