Beatrice Gondyi
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has paid a sum of N7.5m to rescue a food seller, Aisha Ibrahim who was allegedly betrayed by her client who ordered for a large quantity of food to be distributed in three LGAs but failed to pick up the order after cooking.
In a viral video making the rounds on the social media space in the early morning of Wednesday 26th June 2024, showing the food vendor Hajiya Aisha Ibrahim who was in tears, crying out helplessly in respect of a failed catering service obligation to an unsigned contract.
The clip which caught the attention of the Governor, Mohammed directed the Commissioner of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajara Wanka to ascertain the claim and help the vendor.
In a press release by the Commissioner, she stated that after due diligence that was carried out by the Ministry, it paid the sum of N7,516,000 for the unclaimed food and other miscellaneous expenses incurred by the food vendor, after an initial fact finding investigation.
The food vendor, Aisha Ibrahim of Northern Varieties Restaurant Bauchi in the video saying that she had an agreement with one Babajide Aiyegbusi, an Admin and Logistics Officer with Malaria Consortium (An International NGO) for the supply of tea break and lunch for participants in an upcoming sensitization training organized by the organization he represents for three (3) LGAs of Bauchi, Alkaleri, and Kirfi in the Southern Senatorial Zone, Bauchi State.
In the viral video, the food vendor was seen crying while displaying the packaged food, and appealing to well meaning Nigerians to come to her aid by rescuing her through buying the cooked food to enable her pay the debt she incurred in the course of trying to meet up with the unsigned catering obligation.
The Governor directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management to pay for the food and to immediately distribute it to the needy members of the public particularly hospitals, poor and vulnerable persons, orphanages and other needy clusters within the Bauchi metropolis.
The statement further disclosed that the food vendor's claim is still being vigorously investigated by security operatives, while the Hon commissioner noted with concern that this case is not the first of such occurrence in the State, and therefore urged parties in any transactions to always articulate their dealings in a contractual agreement before commencing providing services.
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