Pantami Foundation Rolls Out 12,500 Food Bags for Gombe Communities and ₦33.7m Aid Package for Religious Scholars
The Professor Isa Pantami Foundation (PIP Foundation) has commenced the distribution of about 12,000 bags of assorted food items across the 11 local government areas of Gombe State as part of its annual Ramadan intervention programme. It also provided ₦33.75 million to religious scholars
The initiative is aimed at providing relief to vulnerable residents and supporting community leaders during the holy month.
The distribution exercise is being coordinated by Alhaji Abubakar Ahmad Walama (Sarkin Malaman Gombe), Dr. Abubakar Saidu, former Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, Arch. Dahiru Saidu, and the wife of Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, alongside other stakeholders, youth groups and women organisations.
According to the Foundation, the food items being distributed include 3,500 bags of 50kg rice, 1,000 bags of 25kg rice, and over 2,000 bags of 10kg rice. The consignment also features over 1,000 bags each of millet and maize, 900 bags of couscous, more than 2,500 bags of semovita, 500 cartons of macaroni, and over 150 bags of sugar, among other essential commodities.
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Beneficiaries of the palliative distribution include religious leaders, community leaders, political leaders, youth and women groups, orphans, persons with special needs and other vulnerable members of society.
The distribution committee appealed for public understanding, noting that while the outreach covers all 11 local government areas, the large population of the state makes it impossible for every household to benefit directly. The committee stressed that priority was given to the most vulnerable and those selected across communities.
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has maintained a long-standing tradition of supporting residents of Gombe State during Ramadan.
The Foundation disclosed that this year it provided ₦33.75 million for religious scholars. Last year, the Foundation supported religious scholars in Gombe State alone with ₦27 million, among other forms of assistance. The distribution targeted at religious scholars this year is being coordinated by Dr. Umar Garba Dokaji.
Beneficiaries have expressed appreciation for the gesture, describing it as timely and impactful amid economic challenges. Many offered prayers for Professor Pantami and the Foundation team, commending their consistency in supporting communities across the state.
By PRNigeria
