The sum of N2.7 billion has been spent on Zakkat and endowment in the last three years, Sokoto state government has disclosed just as 172 orphans have been given bicycles as part of measures to enable them acquire basic education with ease.

The state government also provided 9100 bags of grains, clothing materials and money for orphans and the destitute in Sokoto.

Speaking at the distribution ceremony, Chairman, Sokoto Zakkat and Endowment Commission, (SOZECOM), Malam Lawal Maidoki said the sum of N12, 000 was given to mother of each of the orphans.

On the bicycles, he said the beneficiaries including girls were selected from the 86 districts of the state.

He said the bicycles were provided for orphans living far away from their schools.

Maidoki added that it was part of the efforts towards boosting school enrolment in the state.

He also revealed that over 100 diabetes patients would received their types of foods and N5000 each.

In his remarks, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal said his government would continue to empower and the youth in order to stop street begging.

He commended the leadership of the SOZECOM for its accountability and called on the people of the state to support the commission to achieve its set objectives.

In his goodwill message, Sultan of Sokoto Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar who was represented by Wazirin Sokoto Professor Sambo Wali Junaidu Sokoto said the gestures had shown that the state government was responsive to the yearnings of the citizenry.

CodeTemplar:
What is Zakat again? The plan of the northern elite is to maintain their exponential population through their own version of Islamic values and help secure the inflow of huge allocation to loot. The same population is being used to maintain their grip of power at the national level.

Paperwhite:
The sum of N2.7 billion has been spent on Zakkat and endowment in the last three years, Sokoto state government has disclosed just as 172 orphans have been given bicycles as part of measures to enable them acquire basic education with ease.
God abeg seperate Nigeria for us.Enough of this backwardness from a barbaric humanity I'm sharing national with.
So guess it's state generated revenue or from the FG

Speaking at the distribution ceremony, Chairman, Sokoto Zakkat and Endowment Commission, (SOZECOM), Malam Lawal Maidoki said the sum of N12, 000 was given to mother of each of the orphans.

SkydaDGreat:
12000 given to the mother of each orphans
Do orphans have mothers.
Who are we decieving here

Esseite:
N2.7Bn lets analyze the expenses;

- Bicycles to far schools but cant build closer schools
- 9100 bags of grains and clothing material but no vocational centres to train for continuation.
- Money for orphans and destitutes but no Jobs
- Diabetes patient to receive N5k plus food but no hospitals

Now Sokoto's IGR is N4.5bn, N2.7bn can be estimated as 50% of the states IGR.. See for yourselves how its spent.

Think Nigeria, Be wise..