By Joy Haruna
The Senator Isah Jibrin (Echocho), representing Kogi East senatorial district, has distributed truck loads of rice and other food items to people of his constituency for Christmas celebration.
The lawmaker distributed the 50kg bags of rice on the eve of Christmas to enable the Christian folks celebrate Christmas in commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
The bags of rice were distributed among the nine local Government areas that made up the Kogi East senatorial district.
A statement by his special Adviser on Media and publicity, Mikail Ibrahim indicated that the senator distributed the items through Ibrahim Ahmadu, his Legislative Aid.
According to him, the gesture is to support his constituents, particularly the less privileged, to celebrate with joy.
The senator described Christmas is a season of love, peace, merriment and almsgiving, particularly for the less privileged.
He assured people of the senatorial district more support from him to improve their standard of living.
“I am glad to join my Christian brothers and sisters to celebrate the Christmas. I am supporting this year’s celebration with bags of rice.
“The Christmas celebration calls for sober reflection on the teachings of Jesus Christ which emphasizes sacrifice, love and unity.
“Today, we are distributing rice to various towns and villages across the nine local governments in Kogi East senatorial district”, he said.
According to him, the gesture he said will go a long way in supporting some families to celebrate Christmas with the sense of fulfillment in the face of the economic crunch, adding that the packages are not just meant for party faithful, but for his people of Kogi East in general.
He called on the people to use the period to pray for economic growth and development of the district, the state, and Nigeria at large.
