Corporate Giants, Individuals Contribute Over N12bn To Borno Flood Relief Efforts

Borno Government says it has realised over N12 billion in cash and material donations for victims of the Alau Dam flood disaster in Maiduguri.

The Senior Special Adviser on New Media to Borno Governor, Abdurrahman Bundi, gave the update on the donations for the Maiduguri Relief Fund on Thursday in Maiduguri.

Bundi said the donations came from corporate entities, state governments, State and National Assembly members, individuals, and Non-Governmental Organisations.

List of donors showed that the North East Development Commission donated N3bn and foodstuff, Aliko Dangote N2bn, Aminu Dantata N1.5bn, and Mohammed Indimi N1bn.

Other donors were Borno LGAs; N1.2bn, Oluremi Tinubu; N500 million, Bauchi and Niger states; N250m each while the people of Southern Borno donated N200m.

Dahiru Mangal, Atiku Abubakar, Rep. Mukhtar Betara, Ali Modu Sheriff, House of Representatives, Abdulsalam Kachala, and JAIZ Bank states comprising Kebbi, Yobe, Kano, Taraba, katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara gave N100 each.

The Director General of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Buba Marwa and Matrix Energy donated 10 trucks of fertiliser and foodstuff worth over N120m each.

Those who gave N50m include Adamawa state, Mr Peter Obi, Rabiu kwakwanso, Ahmed Lawan, Mohammad Maifata, Ibrahim Umar, Mohammad Imam, Ali Dalori, Bauchi APC chapter, Sen. Tahir Monguno, and Sen. Kaka Kaka Shehu and I8th Engineering Company, while the State Assembly donated N60m.

The Nasarawa Government also presented six trucks of rice, spaghetti and sugar.

Many other people donated between N1m and N30m respectively.

NAN