By Kayode Araba.
Thus, the Senate Minority Whip and Senator representing Kano Central senatorial district of Kano State, Rufai Hanga, has responded to criticisms over his recent donation of 2,000 clay pots and 10,500 yards of white cloth to Muslim graveyards across his constituency.
He disclosed this today to the press in an interview, however, clarified that the contributions were charity donations and personal gestures aimed at honouring a family tradition, and not his constituency projects as being erroneously bandied around.
However, Senator Hanga, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) emphasised that his donations were intended to please God and seek His eternal reward, stating that the critics are either his opponents or people ignorant of his tradition.
In addition he said this has been a legacy that I grew up with and inherited. It’s a practice I hope to sustain for as long as I live. You can only criticize what you don’t know. Those people talking bad about my donations are either my opponents or people that are not from here, who don’t understand our tradition.
Therefore, Hanga said once a person dies, it is expected that the person should be buried immediately. But I have discovered that some people who loose their loved ones, will start going around seeking for donation for burial. So, I have stepped in to solve that problem.
The donations, which were distributed across 15 local government areas in the Kano Central senatorial zone, had drawn significant attention and some negative feedback from netizens, who claimed the gesture was a misuse of public funds.
However, Hanga refuted the claims, asserting, “These materials were not part of any constituency project, but a personal initiative I have been committed to, even before my election.
