The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, distributed 10,000 bags (25kg) of rice to religious leaders and Muslim groups in FCT as a Ramadan package.

Mr Wike explained during the distribution on Monday in Gwagwalada that the gesture was part of the FCT Administration’s annual support to Muslims in FCT.

The minister, represented by his chief of staff, Chidi Amadi, identified the beneficiaries as Muslim religious groups, associations and vulnerable groups in the FCT.

“The distribution of the 10,000 bags of rice is part of our efforts to identify with our Muslim brothers, the needy and the less privileged who really need such support.

“The minister, in his own little way, is trying to identify with the religious community in FCT,” he said.

Earlier, FCTA director of protocol Sani Daura said that other beneficiaries of the Ramadan package would include FCT-graded chiefs, religious leaders, and the FCT Welfare Association.

Mr Daura said that Mr Wike approved the procurement and distribution of the items in keeping with the FCT Administration’s long-standing tradition of catering to residents’ welfare, particularly during festive periods.

The beneficiaries thanked Mr Wike for the gesture, describing it as “thoughtful.”

One of them, the chief imam of the FCT Minister’s residence, Life Camp, Abuja, Lawal Mustapha, said the kind gesture would ease the food burden among vulnerable households.

(NAN)