The Senator representing Kano Central District, Rufai Hanga, has donated 500,000 clay pots and 500,000 plain white cloths to his constituents. According to report, the gesture is to help his constituents in burying their dead.
The report stated that the donation was in response to frequent demands for assistance for burial materials from Hanga’s constituents. The Kano Central District is made of 15 Local Government Areas.
The donation was disclosed by the Social Media aide to the Senator, Dawuud Auwal.
He said, “The District head of Tarauni and Head of the Committee overseeing the graveyard in Kano, Ado Kurawa, has supervised the 500,000 clay pots and N500,000 white plain cloths (likkafani) donated by Senator Rufai Hanga. The materials are for distribution to the graveyard in Kano Central District.
According to Auwal, “the Clay pots and white cloths are used by Muslims for enshrouding corpses. A male corpse requires three wraps, while a female corpse requires five wraps to be covered properly.
“We are used to this frequent requests from people soliciting money to buy white cloths and clay pots. Some have requested vehicles for transporting the dead,” Auwal said.
The Aide also maintained that “Senator Hanga has also paid scholarships for 200 students at Bayero University. He had also registered over 1000 students for JAMB.
“The Senator also assisted 200 students at the Kano Polytechnic among others.”
Recall that the reeling out of these achievements followed accusation in some quarters against Senator Hanga. They accused him of underrepresentation in the Senate.
But the aide stated that the Senator has impacted on his constituents through the provisions of those materials.
