Sokoto Zakkat committee disburses N10m monthly medical support
Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Committee on Sunday disbursed N10 million as monthly medical supports to various hospitals and pharmaceutical shops in the state.
Chairman of the committee, Lawal Maidoki, announced this at the commencement of the distribution exercise in Sokoto.
“The gesture has always become a norm that the state government had inherited from the past administration to give out the money every month to the Committee.
“This is for onward transmission through various Hospitals and Pharmaceutical shops to both the physically challenged, the needy and the sick in the society. Thus, even at this time of economic constraints, the government has given out the N10 million to be distributed.
“N8 million was given directly to the hospitals and pharmaceutical shops, while N2 million will be for special cases referred to hospitals, within and outside Sokoto State,” Maidoki said.
The chairman thanked the state government for sustaining the programme and called on wealthy individuals to complement government efforts by contributing to the fund.
The chairman also commended the managements of the hospitals and pharmaceutical shops for supporting the programme.