Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has donated N30,000 each to 11,229 women selected from the 3,347 poling units of the state to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the money, totalling more than N336 million was provided through the state leadership of All the Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

NAN also reports that three women were drawn from each of the 3,347 polling units across the state.

Disbursing the money at the party’s office in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday, the State APC Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kana-Zuru, described Idris as a ‘God- sent people’s Governor’.

He said: “We must appreciate God, Almighty for blessing us with a leader that cares for his people.

“It takes only a leader with a large heart to do what our Comrade Governor is doing.”

Kana-Zuru encouraged the recipients to use the funds wisely for their own benefit.

In response, Hajiya Maimuna Mohammed Kalgo, representing the beneficiaries from Kalgo Local Government Area, expressed gratitude to the governor.

“This initiative is a game changer for the state’s political future,” she said. She stated that in Kebbi’s political history, such gesture has never been witnessed before.