IPDs: Dangote to mobilise support for victims of insurgency
(Nigeria) Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Sunday promised to mobilise additional support towards assisting victims of the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East.
Dangote made the pledge shortly after visiting the
Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps in Dalori and Bakassi in Maiduguri.
He described the situation on ground as ‘pathetic’ promising
to make contact with partners towards alleviating the problems of the IDPs.
Dangote was accompanied on the trip by Mr Paul David-Hewson,
a former British pop star, and other philanthropists.
He also promised to offer more financial and moral support
to the state government in its quest to handle the challenges caused by the
problem.
Dangote also interacted with some former Boko Haram women
who had been de-radicalised and promised to lend a helping hand towards
completing their rehabilitation.
Also speaking, Governor Kashim Shettima thanked Dangote for
the gesture disclosing that he (Dangote) had provided financial support to the
state at numerous times.
``This includes the donation of N2 billion cash and the
provision of 106 trucks of food for the feeding of the IDPs during the annual
Ramadan fast.
``We are renaming the Baga road after Alhaji Aliko Dangote
in appreciation of his unwavering support to the state,’’ Shettima said.
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