Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Uba Sani, marked his 54th birthday with the distribution of food and other essential commodities worth millions of naira to orphanages and other less privileged citizens in the state.
The governor also doled out cash donations to hundreds of patients on admission at four of the most populated public hospitals in Kaduna metropolis to assuage the burden of medical bills.
Sani distributed the items through his foundation, the Uba Sani Foundation in Kaduna, describing it as his own way of expressing gratitude to Allah for the uncountable blessings he received over the last 54 years of his existence.
“Orphans are dear to my heart. So, I’m doing this gesture to put smile on their faces to ensure that they celebrate the New Year in joy like everyone else,” he said.
The governor prayed to God to grant the patients full recovery, urging them to utilise the cash donation for the purpose they were given.
The Executive Director of the Uba Sani Foundation, Mallam Ibrahim Dan Halilu, who presented the donations, said the foundation organised the outreach to orphanages and hospitals to celebrate with its chairman who clocked 54 years on December 31, 2024.
He stated that the foundation has been offering such kind of assistance to orphans and sick persons since its inception in 2018.
He thanked the governor for making fund available to conduct the outreach, which covered six orphanages and four hospitals in Kaduna metropolis and environs.
Items distributed include rice, spaghetti, cooking oil, seasoning cubes, cream, soap and sanitary pad.
Among the beneficiaries are Umm Aytam Marayu Foundation, Unguwar Dosa Al-Ihsan Orphanage, Nassarawa; Adonai Orphans and Widows Home, Kakuri; Naphtali Orphanage Home, Gonin Gora; Al-Hayat Foundation and Madrasah Rigachikun, and Kano Road Rehab Centre.
Others are Barau Teaching Hospital; Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital, Tudun Wada; Kawo General Hospital; and Rigasa General Hospital.
The beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the governor for the donation, praying Allah to grant him long life and sound health to continue the good work.
