A coalition of youth support groups of President Bola Tinubu is set to conclude the distribution of 50,000 family food packs to vulnerable Nigerians across the country during the holy month of Ramadan.
A Monday statement said the groups were supported by ministers and special advisers to the president to assist vulnerable families across Nigeria during the holy month of Ramadan.
It noted the distribution of free family food boxes to 50,000 vulnerable families in the country was set to conclude on Tuesday, 9 April 2024.
It partly read, “Each family food box contains dry food items that include rice, semolina, tomato paste and other food supplies to feed a family for five days. The distribution to families across Nigeria in the past three weeks has been carried out through various community-focused outreaches. The Family Food Box Distribution Initiative is scheduled to end across all the geopolitical regions in Nigeria this week.
“The Patron of the City Boy Movement, Seyi Tinubu, in his comments, thanked the supporters, volunteers, and partners for their valuable contributions to the success of the programme. He expressed his appreciation to all the private sector partners who donated various items and the volunteers drawn from every section of the country, regardless of creed, tribe, and religion, who showed that the spirit of community and caring for one another is still strong and alive in Nigeria. He prayed for the Almighty to bless and reward everyone participating in this programme”.
To mark the end of the Ramadan celebration, the Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 and 10 April 2024, as public holidays.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Aishetu Ndayako.
The minister congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan.
