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| Image: Some of the beneficiaries while receiving 10kg bag of rice at Govt House, Kano |
By Muhammad Salisu
The Aliko Dangote Foundation has flagged off its 2025 Annual National Food Intervention Project, valued at N16 billion, to support vulnerable Nigerians across the country.
Over one million Nigerians are expected to benefit from the project, receiving a 10kg bag of rice each.
Speaking at the ceremony held, Thursday, at open arena, Government House, Kano, chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote said the project is part of the foundation's response to the current economic challenges facing Nigeria.
According to Alhaji Aliko who was represented by his daughter, Maria Aliko Dangote, "This annual initiative embodies compassion, solidarity, and shared responsibility."
"The project kicked off in Kano State, with plans to distribute 120,000 bags of 10kg rice across the 44 Local Government Areas," he added.
"Food remains a basic human necessity, and this is why we adopted the practice of embarking on a food distribution programme across the states," Dangote explained.
In his remark, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, represented by his Deputy Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, commended Dangote's commitment to addressing poverty and hunger in Nigeria.
He said, "To ensure transparency in the distribution process, the Kano State government has set up a committee through Hisba Board to oversee the distribution of the rice bags to the most vulnerable individuals in the state."
Zouera Youssoufou, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, while comment6at the event, emphasized the foundation's commitment to supporting governments in fighting poverty and hunger.
"We are going to other states to distribute the products, but we've just flagged off in Kano," she said.
Reacting shortly receiving the gesture, a beneficiary, Fatima Musa, a 45-year-old widow from Kano Municipal, expressed her gratitude for the 10kg bag of rice, saying it would help feed her family of six.
Another beneficiary, Malam Abubakar Sani, a 60-year-old retired civil servant from Dawakin Tofa Local Government, praised Dangote's philanthropic efforts, saying they had brought relief to many vulnerable Nigerians.
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