KANO’S HUMANITARIAN TRUST FUND MUST SERVE OUR ELDERLY

 KANO’S HUMANITARIAN TRUST FUND MUST SERVE OUR ELDERLY

By Tijjani Sarki

I strongly support the proposed Kano State Humanitarian Intervention Trust Fund. The bill is a critical step toward institutionalizing compassion and ensuring that humanitarian response in Kano State is structured, timely, and sustainable rather than ad hoc or dependent on goodwill. The priority now should be to shape this initiative around our shared moral responsibility, by placing senior citizens, particularly pensioners facing health and social challenges, at the center of its mandate.

Across Kano State, many elderly citizens live with persistent hardship. After years of service to society, they now struggle with inadequate pensions, rising medical costs, and age-related illnesses. Their vulnerability is long-standing and often overlooked, yet it remains one of the most urgent humanitarian concerns in our communities. Any intervention framework that fails to address this reality leaves a critical gap in social protection.

This is why the Humanitarian Intervention Trust Fund must go beyond emergency response to address long-term human suffering. Senior citizens, especially pensioners with health and welfare challenges should be clearly identified as priority beneficiaries. Provisions for medical assistance, emergency healthcare, and social support for the elderly should be explicitly reflected in both the bill and its implementation guidelines.

The success of this Trust Fund will also depend on governance. While public confidence in Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s prudent management of public resources provides reassurance, sustainability will rest on transparency, accountability, and disciplined prioritization. The Fund must be managed by competent, committed, and result-oriented individuals. Negligence, duplication of interventions, and misplacement of priorities must be avoided, and all expenditures must demonstrate measurable and humane impact.

Although I am yet to review the full text of the bill, available information suggests that its objectives are clearly defined and targeted. This underscores the need for constructive engagement by stakeholders at this stage to ensure inclusiveness, efficiency, and long-term value.

I therefore call on civil society organizations, humanitarian advocates, professional bodies, and the wider policy community to rally behind this bill. Their engagement is essential not only for its passage but for sustained oversight and responsible implementation. Advocacy must extend beyond legislation to monitoring outcomes and protecting the interests of the most vulnerable.

This is a moment for collective responsibility. With strong support and people-centered execution, the Humanitarian Intervention Trust Fund can become a reliable safety net for Kano’s elderly and a lasting symbol of dignity, care, and justice for those who once served the state with dedication.

Tijjani Sarki

Good Governance Advocate & Public Policy Analyst

26th December, 2025

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