Saudi Arabia has delivered three containers of meat to the Gambia government for the country’s poor and needy to share.
The ministry of foreign affairs today said the two forty-foot containers and one twenty-foot container of meat is part of Saudi Arabia’s Project for the Utilisation of Hajj Meat.
Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Reheimi, a representative of the Islamic Development Bank, said he was delighted to preside over the handing–over ceremony and prayed for Allah’s blessing and guidance on The Gambia and her leadership, a statement from foreign affairs said.
“For his part, the President of Supreme Islamic Council, Alhagie Momodou Lamin Touray, thanked Allah and returned gratitude to the President H.E. Adama Barrow, the Government and the people of The Gambia for efforts made in making the day a reality. He expressed gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques as well as the Government and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their continuing support to The Gambia.
“The donation of sacrificial meat to The Gambia is part of Saudi Arabia’s sacrificial meat Utilisation Programme which was introduced in 1983. The objective of the programme is not only to ensure environmental protection in Mecca, Mina and surrounding settlements but also to feed millions of needy people across the world,” it added.
