Hajia Aisha Buhari, the wife of the President, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Buhari [retd], on Monday, donated personal protective equipment (PPE), medical consumables and assorted food items to 500,000 households in Kano State.

The items include 16 trailer loads of food items such as rice, spaghetti, flour, cooking oil and milk will be distributed in collaboration with the state government to the needy in the state.

While presenting the items to the Kano State government, the Special Adviser on Administration to the wife of the president, Hadi Uba, said that the items were meant for about 500,000 households in the state.

He said the gesture of the wife of the president was meant to cushion the effect of the lockdown in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.

Uba, however, disclosed that the assorted food items are going to be distributed in collaboration with the state government to the needy in the state.

According to him, the PPEs include 300,000 hand gloves, 300,000 face masks as well as protective gowns. Also included are 10 pieces of automatic dispensers among other medical items.

While receiving the items on behalf of the state government, the Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba expressed delight over the magnanimity of the wife of the president and promised that the items are going to be distributed accordingly.

Garba gave the assurance that these items which are currently scarce will be judiciously utilised.