The Kebbi State Zakkat and Sadaqat Collection and Distribution Board, has distributed N20,000 each to 1,277 vulnerables across the 21 local government areas in the state.
Flagging-off the distribution at Presidential Lodge, Birnin Kebbi, the State Deputy Governor, Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida, emphasized the importance of Zakkat, one of the pillars of Islam, cautioning that refusing to pay Zakkat may lead to a reduction in wealth and therefore called on wealthy individuals to pay their Zakkat to the State Zakkat Board, explaining that, Zakkat purifies wealth.
According to Senator Tafida, Governor Nasir Idris, has approved N500,000 for local government Zakkat committees to transport patients from localities to hospitals for medical treatment.
Commissioner for Religious Affairs Arch. Sani Aliyu commended the governor for creating the Ministry for Religious Affairs and reviving the State Zakkat and Preaching Boards.
Deputy President of the World Zakkat Forum and Chairman of the Sokoto State Zakkat and Sadaqa Board, Sheikh Lauwali Maidoki, commended Governor Nasir Idris for reviving the State Zakkat Committee and emphasized that, giving out Zakkat is compulsory, being one of the pillars of Islam, and also stressed the importance of assisting the needy.
State Chairman of the Zakkat and Sadaqa Board, Sheikh Umar Isah Magaji, lauded the effort of the governor for reviving the State Zakkat Committee and disclosed that Governor Nasir Idris donated N30 million, Deputy Governor Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida gave N5 million, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu contributed N10 million, and Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero donated 100 bags of 50kg rice to the Zakkat Committee.
Abdullahi Tukur
