The Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation (ZSF) has donated cash, items and empowerment packages, worth over N3.5m to the needy.
Speaking on the importance of the government and the wealthy to cater for the poor in the society, the coordinator of The Muslim Congress (TMC), FCT Chapter, Ustaz Mutiullah Aremu, said the ravaging poverty in the country would have been drastically reduced if the government justly distribute the nation’s wealth, fearing Allah and ensuring prioritization of the welfare of the citizenry.
“The wealthy in the society should also eschew self-centeredness; it is also their responsibility to cater for the needy and should not feel unconcerned about the wellbeing of others around them. Also, the citizens should learn to work and look down on any work as belittling, stop blaming others and pray to Allah for prosperity and being saved from poverty. We (Muslims) should continue to exhibit trustworthiness, so that the society can continue to trust us with investments and businesses,” Aremu said.
The Executive Director of the foundation, Prince Sulayman Olagunju, said that apart from cash donations, the ZSF decided to prioritise empowerment schemes in the zakat distribution by buying items needed by already established businesses to stabilize them and expand their activities and profits.
The Coordinator of the foundation in the FCT, Engr. Daud Tola Adelakin, who said poverty the level in the country shows that more still need to be done by the wealthy to tackle poverty and reduce despondency in the society.
He urged recipients to make the best use of the cash and items received, and work towards helping others the way they were helped.
Apart from various cash donations to the beneficiaries, items donated include computers, deep freezers, sewing machines, gasoline generators, electric clippers, printer and grinding machines among others.
