Eid-el Kabir: NDC Alumni distributes palliatives to 380 beneficiaries
By Sumaila Ogbaje
The Alumni Association of the National Defence College (AANDEC), on Sunday distributed meat palliative to no fewer than 380 beneficiaries who are families of NDC community in Abuja.
The association made the distribution in collaboration with Near Foundation as part of Eid-el Kabir celebration.
The President of AANDEC, retired Air Commodore Darlington Abdullahi, said the distribution was an annual event aimed at providing support for the military community, especially the NDC community.
Abdullahi said the beneficiaries were drawn from the barracks and widows of fallen heroes, as well as selected vulnerable members of the society.
According to him, a total of 15 cows were donated by the donor partners to be slaughtered and distributed to the beneficiaries at the premises of the college.
Abdullahi said the association had in the last five years been organising such humanitarian activities for the NDC community, widows of fallen heroes and also the needy amongst them.
“This is in the spirit of Salah and we have been able to reach out to some of our friends and partners to make donations through which we are reaching out to a number of people today.
“The beneficiaries are mostly the needy, widows of our fallen soldiers, and others that we can support in the spirit of the Salah celebration.
“Previously we have even had much more than this but now, due to the situation of things in the country, we have less donations to us, and that means that we are reaching out to less people this year.
“Previously we have done about 600 plus, but now we have just about 380,” he said.
Abdullahi said that the alumni association recognised the need to touch lives positively, adding that addressing hunger was part of national security efforts.
He thanked the donor partners for the continuous support and urged all well-meaning Nigerians to support the effort of the Federal Government in addressing the current hardship in the country.
“We are partnering with the Near Foundation and with Ufuk Dialogue who are the key contributors in this, but there are so many of them I cannot mention.
Some of the beneficiaries commended AANDEC for the gesture, adding that the NDC community was happy for the distribution of cow meat for the Salah celebration.
AANDEC is the association of former participants of the National Defence College comprising both serving and retired senior military officers. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Yakubu Uba
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