Ayodeji AbdulRauf, National President of Nasrul-lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria, NASFAT, a religion based society made this known. He spoke at the societys annual Ramadan lecture themed Despair Not of the Mercy of Allah, which was held at NASFAT Camp, Aseese, along Lagos/Ibadan express way, Ogun State.
AbdulRauf disclosed that the society will be feeding about 60,000 Lagos residents as part of its plan to feed about one million Nigerians across faiths during the month of Ramadan.
AbdulRauf at the lecture during the weekend said, The feeding program we intend to continue even after Ramadan. Everything depends on our members. We expect collaborations with external people to join us in actualising this target. We intend to continue even after Ramadan. It may not be daily. We may decide to pick a particular quarter to do it. Everything depends on the kind of funds we are able to raise.
In Lagos alone, we target feeding 60,000 people; likewise, in all other locations across the country. We are given at all our locations a minimum of 500 and a maximum of 8000 people. We know some are doing up to 10,000.
I know Kaduna has started since the beginning of Ramadan. They are feeding about 1,000 people per day. So, Kaduna today would have fed close to about 6,000. And this includes the Sahur and Iftar. By the time we finished Ramadan and the entire program, NASFAT alone would have fed over a million people.
Alhaja Ganiyat Babalola, The NASFATs National Women Affairs leader, urged women to support their husbands and families to survive the current high cost of living in the country.
I appeal to women, no matter how much a man or family could be earning with the high cost of living now, to be patient.”