By Rauf Oyewole
A non-profit organisation, Wunti Al-khair Foundation, has donated 4,500 bags of rice to Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bauchi State to share for members across the 20 local government areas of the State.
Speaking on Monday, the Director of Programmes of the Foundation, Mustapha Ango, said that the organisation, established by Dr. Bala Wunti, a former industry player in the Nation’s oil sector, touches the lives of the people through the Foundation.
According to him, it is the season of celebrations and it is part of the organisation’s community engagement and development efforts. “It is the season of Christmas and it is the season of giving, sharing, of caring,” he said.
Ango said that the gesture was part of Bala Wunti’s contributions to ignite hope among his people. “He is known for sharing and for being compassionate among his people, and we deem it fit to distribute these food items to Christian community during the season of Christmas, to relieve them from some of the hardship in food items, for them to have a joyous celebration during the season."
He said that there are some people that might not be able to afford what to eat during the season, “and the Bible encourages us to share, to give, blessed are those that giveth, than those that receiveth”.
The leadership of the CAN has commenced the distribution to various local councils for immediate pickup by the beneficiaries.
“Everything we do here is under the Wunti Al-Khair Foundation –which is apolitical, our goal is to improve the livelihood of our people. We do this during Ramadan, the Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and then our Chairman and founder, who is someone that does good to all people at all times, we do this to extend the hand of fellowship to our Christian community as well.”
The Bauchi State Chairman of CAN, Rev. Abraham Damina Dimeus, applauded the Foundation for the gesture, and extended it to the entire State. He added that the Foundation has done similar gestures in the past year.
Represented by the Treasurer, Pst. Promise Nuhu Yohanna, Abraham on behalf of the Christian community in the State thanked the Foundation and pledged that the items would be distributed justly across the CAN wings.
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