The Minister of Works, Engineer Dave Umahi and the Minister of State in the Ministry, Bello Muhammad Goronyo Esq have, in separate occasions, extended love through giving to Muslim faithful who are engaged in the on- going Ramadan fast.
Speaking during a ceremony organized to mark the breaking of fast by the Muslim brothers and sisters in Abakaliki,Ebonyi State on 9th March 2025, the Honourable Minister, in the company of the South East Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Abraham Chukwuma Nwali, the leadership of CAN Ebonyi State Chapter and friends, harped on the need as a people to strive to attain God-consciousness, imbibe self discipline,tolerance and sense of gratitude in our affairs with one another.
He expressed joy in the renewed solidarity and fellowship in the echelon of Islam and Christianity in Nigeria,describing the development as a pathway to enduring national unity and love.
“God is love. When you show love, then you are serving God. And so I’m happy for all the Muslim faithful that are gathered here together with our Christian leaders, our Christian brothers, and stakeholders to break fast with them. Mr. President admonished us to show love. Incidentally, this Salah period is also coinciding with the time for the Easter period too. So we are celebrating with the Muslim brothers and sisters first.”
In addition to the admonitions, gifts were shared to the Muslim faithfuls on the occasion.
On the part of the Minister of State, Hon. Bello Muhammed Goronyo, it was a gifts and cash splash in his home town when he flagged off the distribution of the annual Ramadan package to households in Goronyo Local Government Area (L.G.A.),
The items distributed include bags of parboiled rice, millet, maize, and cash gifts worth more than one hundred and fifty million (150) million Naira.
A breakdown of the items distributed is as follows:
i. Each of the eleven (11) wards of the L.G.A. got one million, six hundred thousand Naira (N1.6 million) in cash, fifty (50) bags of rice and twenty (20) bags each of millet and maize;
ii. L.G.A. Executives – two million, eight hundred thousand Naira (N2.8 million) and twenty-eight (28) bags of 50kg rice;
iii. Ward Executives – fourteen million, three hundred thousand Naira N14.3 million) and two hundred and eighty-six (286) bags of assorted grains;
iv. Party Elders – one million Naira (N1 million) and forty-four (44) bags;
v. APC Youth Group – one million Naira (N1 million) and twenty (20) bags;
vi. APC Youth Group (2nd Category) – one million Naira (N1 million) and twenty (20) bags;
vii. APC Youth Group (3rd Category) – one million Naira (N1 million) and twenty (20) bags and
viii. Religious Leaders – one million Naira (N1 million) and twenty (20) bags.
Other beneficiaries of the Minister’s benevolence include;
ix. Traditional Rulers – two million Naira (N2 million) and 50 bags;
x. Social Media Group – one million Naira (N1 million) and twenty-five (25) bags;
xi. Women Groups – five hundred thousand Naira (N500,000) and twenty-five (25) bags;
xii. Security Agents – fifty (50) bags;
xiii. Workers’ Union – five hundred thousand Naira (N500,000) and twenty (20) bags;
xiv. New Decampees to APC – five hundred thousand Naira (N500,000) and 20 bags;
xv. Party Stakeholders – one million Naira (N1 million) and 50 bags and
xvi. Many other groups and venerable individuals, too numerous to mention.
The Event was graced by the Executive Chairman of Goronyo Local Government Area, Engr. Zubairu Yari, APC Chairman, Alh. Saidu among others
The beneficiaries were full of praises and eternally thankful to the duo for the life-saving intervention and Godly gesture.