By Abubakar Sadiq Mohd, Zaria No fewer than 6,000 Muslim and Christian faithful have benefitted from food palliatives distribute...
By Abubakar Sadiq Mohd, Zaria
No fewer than 6,000 Muslim and Christian faithful have benefitted from food palliatives distributed by Christ Embassy’s Believers LoveWorld in its ongoing effort to combat hunger and poverty across communities.
Zonal Pastor of Christ Embassy Zaria, Pastor Gideon Ola, while launching the initiative—tagged Impact ABU Zaria—revealed that the programme aims to reach 10,000 beneficiaries in total.
He explained that the outreach was designed not only to provide relief but also to foster a sense of community and inclusion, regardless of religious affiliation.
“A total of 10,000 people are targeted under the programme,” Pastor Ola said. “Out of that, 6,000 will receive food items, 2,000 will benefit from medical care, and another 2,000 will be empowered through soft skills training.”
He added that the food packages distributed included rice, cassava flour (garri), and spaghetti, along with sanitary pads for women.
“The church decided that instead of only organizing crusades where we preach and leave, we will this time practice the gospel by giving back to the people,” he said.
Pastor Ola emphasized that giving to the needy, awarding scholarships, and equipping youths and women with skills are practical ways to live out the Christian message.
He stated that beneficiaries were drawn from both Muslim and Christian communities across Sabon Gari, Zaria, and Giwa Local Government Areas.
“We placed flyers and billboards at strategic locations to inform the public that this was a church-organized event, and that food would be distributed,” he noted.
Addressing speculation surrounding the delay of the distribution initially scheduled to take place at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Sports Complex, Pastor Ola clarified that the postponement was due to security concerns.
“A few minutes after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, just as we were about to begin the distribution during the crusade, ABU security officials denied approval due to security issues,” he explained.
“We had prepared palliatives for 6,000 people, but more than 11,800 individuals turned up at the venue,” he added.
Commenting on the high number of non-Christians among the beneficiaries, Pastor Ola said, “Our mission is to touch lives, because there is no such thing as Christian hunger or Islamic hunger—hunger is hunger.”
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