The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday in Kano donated assorted food items worth millions of Naira to the less privileged persons in the state.
Speaking while presenting the items, Mrs Buhari said the gesture was aimed at alleviating the sufferings of the less privileged persons in the state.
She expressed concern over the high rate of divorce in the society and urged the government and traditional institutions to enlighten the people on the dangers associated with the ugly trend. .
She noted that most of the children roaming the streets and involved in unlawful activities were from broken homes.
Mrs. Buhari advised the governments at all levels, parents and religious leaders to collaborate and find ways of stemming the tide of divorce in the society.
Also speaking, the wife of the Kano State Governor, Dr. Hafsat Ganduje, thanked the president’s wife for the gesture.
Ganduje urged the people of the state to exercise patience with the government as the expected change was a gradual process.
NAN reports that Mrs Buhari Aisha had also visited the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II at his Palace and Kano Central Prison, where she also donated drugs worth over N6 million to the inmates.(NAN)
The items donated included 1,000 bags each of rice, semovita, wheat flour, sugar and salt, among others. (NAN)