Gombe, August 29, 2024 – In a gesture of goodwill and support, a minister has donated two trucks of rice and fertiliser to the residents of Gombe, saying that the gesture was made possible by the values of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the former Governor of Lagos State.

The president’s gesture is aimed at alleviating the hardships many less privileged persons are facing.

President Bola Tinubu. 

The items were distributed on behalf of Tinubu by Alhaji Saidu Alkali, the Minister for Transportation.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the trucks of fertiliser and rice each contained 1,200 bags. Speaking at the Presentation, Alkali said the president’s gesture was aimed at alleviating the hardships many less privileged persons were facing.

According to the minister, the gesture is proof of Tinubu’s goodwill towards the people of Gombe, which he holds dear to his heart. Receiving the items on behalf of the Gombe State Government, an elder statesman and stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Gombe, Alhaji Abba Sadiq, expressed appreciation to the president for the gesture.

Sadiq noted that this would go a long way in contributing to the Agricultural development of the state, and also ensure that there was sufficient food for the people of Gombe. He assured the Federal Government that the items would reach the intended beneficiaries.