Eid-el-Adha: NILDS DG Facilitates Free Meat Distribution for 400 Ilorin Residents
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Eid-el-Adha: NILDS DG Facilitates Free Meat Distribution for 400 Ilorin Residents
The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Prof. Abubakar O. Sulaiman, has facilitated the distribution of free meat to over 400 less privileged residents of Ilorin, Kwara State, as part of activities marking the Eid-el-Adha celebration.
The initiative was carried out through the Near Foundation in partnership with UFUK Dialogue, Abuja, at the Amana Foundation Office, Adewole area of Ilorin, on Wednesday.
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According to a statement issued by the Media Adviser to the NILDS DG, Mohammad Abdulkadri, the exercise was aimed at supporting vulnerable members of the community during the festive period.
The statement noted that 10 cows were shared among beneficiaries drawn from different parts of the Ilorin metropolis in what it described as a peaceful and well-coordinated exercise.
Residents who benefited from the gesture expressed appreciation to Sulaiman, a former Minister of National Planning, for facilitating the intervention despite being currently in Saudi Arabia.
They also prayed for his safe return to the country after the Hajj pilgrimage.
