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Donation
Birnin Kebbi, Oct. 6, 2016 (NAN) The Nigeria Medical Association in Kebbi State has donated foodstuff worth N200,000 to the State Orphanage in Birnin Kebbi.
The Chairman of the association in the state, Dr Haruna Musa, who presented the items to the management of the orphanage on Thursday, said the donation was part of the association’s programme of reaching out to the less privileged.
He said the items included milk, sugar, mosquito nets, toilet rolls and noodles among other items.
Musa explained further that the association would sustain the gesture and expand the scope of the donation to include the needy across the state.
He advised the inmates to dedicate themselves to their studies while encouraging them to aspire to higher heights in spite of their status.
Musa also enjoined them to be of good behaviour , stressing that “ you should avoid any immoral or indecent conduct that will mar and jeopardise your future.’’
In her remarks, Hajiya Rafaatu Hammani, the Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Women Affairs, who received the items on behalf of the orphanage, commended the association for the gesture.
She called on NGOs and well to do individuals to emulate the association while assuring that government would continue to promote the welfare of the inmates.
NAN recalls that the state government recently introduced a policy of sponsoring the education of the inmates and employing them after graduation.(NAN)
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(Edited by Ekemini Ladejobi and controlled by Mufutau Ojo)