Matawalle donates N6m, food items to bereaved families in Zamfara

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has donated N6 million and food items to two bereaved families in Zamfara State.

The donation comprised 40 bags of assorted food items, 20 cartons of macaroni and spaghetti, and other provisions.

In a statement issued on Saturday night, the Publicity Secretary of the Matawalle Political Standing Committee, Yusuf Idris Gusau, said each family received N3 million, 10 bags of rice and maize, 10 cartons of spaghetti and macaroni, and two jerry cans of groundnut oil.

The beneficiaries were the family of late Sanusi Lilo, who died recently in a road accident, and the family of Alhaji Aminu Matawallen Yandoto, who recently lost his wife.

The donations were presented separately to the two families by representatives of the minister, led by the Chairman of the Matawalle Political Standing Committee, Ibrahim Isa Mayana, during condolence visits on behalf of the minister.

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Matawalle urged the bereaved families to accept the losses as an unavoidable act of God, noting that death was inevitable for all living things.

He prayed to Allah to forgive the shortcomings of the deceased and grant their families the fortitude to bear the losses.

Both heads of the families commended the minister for the gesture and prayed to Allah to continue to guide him on the right path and grant him success.

The condolence visits were accompanied by key members of the Matawalle Political Standing Committee, including Alh. Yahaya Chado Gora, Hon. Muhamnad Umar Birnin Magaji, Hon. Aminu Sulaiman Yarkofoji, Hon. Musa Bawa Musa, Mallam Yusuf Idris Gusau, Hon. Sanusi Sarki, Hon. Abubakar Mohammad Daura, Hon. Aliyu Sani Bk, Engr. Nura Makwashe Maradun and Hon. Abdulhamid Mamanu, among others.