Senator Rufai Hanga, representing Kano Central District, has answered the frequent calls from his constituents for burial assistance by donating 500,000 clay pots and 500,000 plain white cloths.
This donation, supervised by district officials, is to support the burial customs of the community.
“The district head of Tarauni and head of the committee overseeing the graveyard in Kano, Ado Kurawa, has supervised the 500,000 clay pots and N500,000 white plain cloths (likkafani) donated by Senator Rufai Hanga for distribution to the graveyard in Kano Central District. After the supervision he directed for the distribution,” stated Dawuud Auwal, one of Senator Hanga’s aides in a Facebook post, confirming the distribution supervised by local authorities.
Traditionally, Muslims use clay pots and white cloths to enshrould their deceased, with specific wrapping customs for males and females, as reported by Premium Times.
Mr. Auwal noted the persistent requests for burial assistance, including funds for clothing and pots, even vehicles for transportation.
“We are used to this frequent requests from people soliciting money to buy white clothes and clay pots. Some have requested vehicles for transporting the dead.”
“The Senator has also paid scholarships for 200 students of Bayero University and registered over 1000 students for JAMB. He assisted 200 Kano Polytechnic among others,” he added while responding to criticism of underrepresentation against his principal.
