By Aisha Maikudi Abdulkadir
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu has donated the sum of one hundred and ten million naira to the families of the 22 Athletes that died while returning to Kano from the National Sports Festival.
The Athletes who died some 5 kilometers away from the ancient city of Kano have won several medals from the competition.
The wife of the President, Remi Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent a delegation to condole with the governor and the people of Kano State as well presented a donation to the government for onward distribution to the families.
The donation was presented by the leader of the delegation, Hajiya Laila Barau Jibrin, wife of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin.
A press statement signed by Mustapha Muhammad, the Chief Press Secretary to the Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, expressed gratitude to the Wife of the President for the gesture.
”This is not the first time that her Excellency the First Lady Remi Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave donation to Kano State,” the statement has said.
“Her Excellency the First Lady Remi Bola Ahmad Tinubu in the past had donated two hundred thousand naira to two hundred and fifty elderly women in Kano. She equally donated fifty thousand naira to five hundred small holder farmers.”
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, while appreciating the donation, said high powered committee would be inaugurated for the onward distribution of all the donations to the families of the victims.
Similarly, Abba Kabir Yusuf, appreciated those who gave donations to the victims of fire incident at Farm Centre phone market, including Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation Hajiya Laila Barau Jibrin, said they are here to present a cheque of one hundred and ten million naira (N110, 000, 000) to the 22 Athletes families that died from the accident while they were returning from National Sports Competition in Ogun state.
Each member of the 22 families of the victims will receive five million naira. (N5,000,000) making a total of one hundred and ten thousand naira (N110, 000, 000)
Hajiya Laila Barau Jibrin presented the cheque of the said money to the Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf.