Nasarawa First Lady Donates Food Items, Cash to Orphanages

Igbawase Ukumba in Lafia

The First Lady of Nasarawa State, Hajiya Silifat Abdullahhi Sule, yesterday donated food items and undisclosed amount of money to orphanage homes as part of activities marking her husband’s (Governor Abdullahhi Sule) 62nd birthday anniversary.

The items donated at the state government Orphanage Home at Lafia GRA; the Gidan Bege located at Lafia Millionaires Quarters, and the Habo Orphanage Home in Bukan Sidi area of Lafia, included bags of rice, cartons of noodles, packets of spaghetti, cartons of biscuits, gallons of palm and groundnut oil, as well as undisclosed amount of money, among others.

While donating the materials at Gidan Bege, the first lady explained that she decided to identify with the needy at this time in celebration of her husband’s 62nd birthday anniversary.

According to Silifat, “December 26 is a day that is characterised by love, respect and unity, thereby depicting the concern for other friends, family, neighbours as well as vulnerable members of the society.

“While the day has a historical basis as the Boxing Day, which is a day after Christmas, it is also a special day for people like Governor Abdullahi Sule who’s birthday falls on such a day.”

In celebration of her husband’s 62nd birthday, the first lady said she considered the plight of orphans as they do not have any family to celebrate the yuletide, hence the importance of celebrating with the vulnerable that are in need of affection by other members of the society.

While cutting the birthday cake in honour of her husband’s birthday anniversary, Silifat reechoed her concern to the plight of the orphaned by reaffirming her commitment to continue to cater for such group of people.