Hardship: Bala Tinka Distributes Food, Cash To 300 Gombe Residents
A businessman and CEO of the renowned construction company giant, ‘Tinka Point Limited’ Alhaji Bala Bello popularly known as Tinka has distributed food stuffs and a sum of N10,000 each to his neighbours in his residential area at GRA and those of his family house at Makera in the Gombe metropolis.
DAYLIGHT REPORTERS reports that at the flag off of the distribution, about 300 persons in the two areas received the donation.
The foodstuff donated was one carton of spaghetti noodles and a cash of N10,000 to each of the beneficiaries.
Speaking, Tinka explained that the gesture was part of his contribution to assist the needy in the areas in this period of economic hardship.
He lamented that inflation in the prices of foodstuffs are worrisome hence he decided to distribute the food items and the token sum of money to the beneficiaries and he pledged the replicate the gesture during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.
Tinka, a stalwart of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is known for this kind of gesture especially during the periods of high demands and hardship.