A non-governmental organisation , Uba Sani Foundation, has donated food and other essential commodities worth millions of naira to orphanages in Kaduna to mark Governor Uba Sani’s 54th birthday.
The Uba Sani Foundation which belongs to the governor also gave cash donations to hundreds of patients on admission at four of the most populated pubic hospitals in Kaduna metropolis to assuage the burden of medical bills.
Gov. Sani described the gesture as his own way of expressing gratitude to Allah for the uncountable blessings he received over the last 54 years of his existence.
“The orphans are dear to my heart, So I’m doing this gesture to put smile on their faces to ensure that they celebrate the New Year in joy Iike everyone else,” he said.
He prayed Allah to grant the patients full recovery, urging them to utilise the cash donation for the purpose it was given.
The executive director of the foundation, Mallam Ibrahim Dan Halilu, who presented the donations, said it organised the outreach to orphanage homes and hospitals to celebrate with its chairman who clocked 54 years on December 31, 2024.
He added that the foundation had been offering such assistance to orphans and the sick since its inception in 2018.
Halilu commended the governor for making funds available to conduct the outreach which covered six orphanages and four hospitals in Kaduna metropolis and environs.
Among the beneficiaries were Umm Aytam Marayu Foundation, Unguwar Dosa Al-Ihsan Orphanage, Nassarawa; Adonai Orphans and Widows Home, Kakuri; Naphtali Orphanage Home, Gonin Gora; Al-Hayat Foundation and Madrasah Rigachikun, and Kano Road Rehab Centre.
Other beneficiaries were Barau Teaching Hospital; Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital, Tudun Wada; Kawo General Hospital; and Rigasa General Hospital.
