…..Niger CAN gifts cash, food items to over 1,400 people in Niger, Kebbi
ASHENEWS reports that the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger state Chapter and Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna has donated cash and food items to 1,435 vulnerable people in Niger and Kebbi states.
The donations including cash, noodles, seasonings, drinks, biscuits, bags of rice and maize were shared simultaneously amongst beneficiaries of parishes in Kontagora Diocese.
Speaking to Journalists on Monday in Kontagora, Dr. Yohanna said it is an annual activity and a gesture to reach out to widows, widowers, orphans and those in need.
According to him “the gesture is geared towards improving the lives of the windows, the poor and even the less privileged in the society.
“The list rose from the last time where we reached out to a little above 1,000 beneficiaries. So far, for this time around, we are reaching out to 1,435 beneficiaries in the Kontagora Diocese both parishes in Niger and Kebbi states.”
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Godiva Adamu lauded the CAN Chairman for touching their lives, adding that “this gesture can only be from God.”
…..Niger CAN gifts cash, food items to over 1,400 people in Niger, Kebbi