As Dantata donates N300m for succour
By Bashir Bello – Kano
Kano State Commissioners and other political office holders have donated 50 percent of their salaries to provide intervention and succour to the downtrodden in the state to cushion effect from the lockdown measures in place to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
This was coming as a multi-billionaire business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata also announced a donation of N300million to the noble cause.
The Commissioner of Information, Muhammad Garba made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Kano on Monday.
Garba said, “Barely 24 hours after the inauguration of Fund Raising Committee on Covid-19 in Kano State by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, individuals and corporate organizations have started responding positively.
“The 38-member committee was set up to seek and collect donations from corporate organizations and individuals in cash or kind and distribute the same to those in need so as…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
