Rufai Sani Hanga, the senator representing Kano Central in the House of Assembly, has explained why he donated burial materials to his constituents.
As reported by Daily Trust, Hanga said he donated over 2000 clay pots and 10,500 yards of white cloth (called âLikkadaniâ in Hausa) to the Muslim graveyards in his constituency to please God and seek his eternal reward.
The Kano lawmaker added that it was not part of his constituency project as propagated by critics who spread the misinformation out of hatred and malice.
Speaking further, Hanga said the gesture was a family legacy he grew up to see and inherited, hoping to continue throughout his time on earth, SaharaReporters confimed.
As usual, Nigerians took to the comment section of X and reacted to the senator’s reason for donating burial materials. TimesNow.com.ng captured some of their views below:
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In another development, the speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Barrister Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, announced plans to marry off 100 female orphans who lost their parents in banditry attacks in Niger state.
The speaker made this known to journalists in Minna, the state capital, on Friday, May 10, 2024.
Sarkindaji, a representative of Mariga constituency at the Assembly, promised to pay their bride price and claimed to have procured all necessary materials for the mass marriage ceremony.
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