The Emir Gombe and Chairman Gombe State Council of Emirs and Chiefs, Alhaji (Dr) Abubakar Shehu Abubakar (lll) on Monday distributed food items to poor families, orphans, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), widows, physically challenged persons and aged in the state.
The distribution was held at the Emir’s Palace in Gombe.
The items donated include bags of rice, maize, sugar, salt, seasoning cubes and sachet tomatoes.
Each of the beneficiaries got a package containing 25kg of rice, maize, sugar, sachets of tomatoes, salt and seasoning.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Baba Ajiya thanked the monarch for the gesture.
“We sincerely thank the Emir and the Emirate for the kind gesture, it is timely because we were given these food items at the right time and it will go a long way in improving our living conditions.” Ajiya stated.
