By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh
Lokoja
October 14, 2026
Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has flagged off the distribution of meals baskets and Kings Soya Oil donated by Qatar Charity in Nigeria to assist much less privileged individuals and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state.
The initiative is aimed toward offering aid to weak households and serving to them meet some of their primary meals wants.
Speaking on the flag-off ceremony in Lokoja on Wednesday, Governor Ododo represented by his Deputy, Comrade Joel Salifu, appreciated Qatar Charity for the donation, describing it as an illustration of the organisation’s dedication to humanitarian service and the welfare of weak folks.
The Governor reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to decreasing hardship, enhancing the dwelling circumstances of residents and making certain that nobody was left behind.
He famous that partnerships with humanitarian organisations and growth companions remained important to complementing authorities efforts to assist deprived members of society.
Governor Ododo directed the Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation and Humanitarian Affairs and different officers overseeing the distribution to be certain that the gadgets reached the meant beneficiaries transparently, pretty and with out discrimination.
He additionally known as on different organisations, well-meaning Kogites and growth companions to assist the state’s humanitarian efforts and contribute to enhancing the lives of weak residents.
The Governor expressed hope that the donation would convey significant aid to beneficiary households and strengthen the partnership between the Kogi State Government and Qatar Charity in Nigeria.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hajia Rabietu Okute, thanked Qatar Charity for its assist for the much less privileged in the state.
She assured that her ministry would proceed to work with donors and humanitarian organisations to present help to weak folks. She additionally pledged that the donated gadgets would attain the meant beneficiaries.
Similarly, the Welfare Officer I of Qatar Charity Nigeria, Mr. Nuhu Albee Musa, who represented the Country Director, thanked the Kogi State Government for accepting the organisation’s request to companion with the state.
He defined that Qatar Charity had been working in Nigeria for about six years, offering assist to weak folks, sponsoring college students, aiding Internally Displaced Persons and constructing homes for the much less privileged.
Mr. Musa disclosed that the present intervention would initially profit 500 individuals, expressing optimism that the connection established with the state authorities would lead to extra humanitarian interventions in the longer term.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Fatima Yakubu thanked the State Government and Qatar Charity for remembering the much less privileged at a time when many households wanted assist. She notably thanked Governor Ododo for partnering with organisations that present help to poor and weak folks.
