Dangote, Atiku, Dantata, Others Donate To Borno Flood Victims

The Borno State Government has provided an update on the pledges and actual receipts for the Maiduguri relief fund.

News360 Nigeria reports that donors include prominent figures such as Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, business mogul Aminu Dantata, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, among others.

The relief fund aims to assist millions affected by the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

The update, released on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, and signed by Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babagana Zulum, details the pledges and receipts from corporate entities, state governments, legislative members, individuals, and NGOs.

“Kindly note that not all amounts listed were credited to the Maiduguri Relief Fund for the Borno State Government. Similarly, details of the redeemed pledges of donations and material support will be announced in due course,” the statement added.

Updates are given at 7:00pm every day.

LIST OF DONORS AND AMOUNTS

States:

Bauchi =N250m. Kebbi =N200m. Adamawa =N50m. Yobe =N100m. Kano =N100m. Gombe =N100m. Taraba =N100m. Katsina =N100m.

Individuals and Organisations:

1. Alhaji Aliko Dangote =N2bn (N1bn to be donated to NEMA)

2. Alhaji Aminu Dantata =N1.5bn

3. HE Atiku Abubakar =N100m

4. HE Peter Obi =N50m

5. North East Dev Commission =N3bn

6. The Senate =N54.5m

7. House of Representatives =N100m

8. People’s Democratic Party (PDP) =N25m

9. Borno House of Assembly =N60m

10. Former Senate President Ahmed Lawan =N50m

11. Hon Zainab Gimba =N25m

12. Ibrahim Abba Umar =N50m.

13. Sumaila Satumari =N20m

14. Hon Mallam Gana Kareto =N10m

15. Northern Senators Forum =N10m

16. Senator Barau Jibril =N10m

17. Hon Moh’d Abubakar Maifata =N50m

18. Southern Borno =N200m

19. Hon Zakariya Dikwa =N10m

20. Al-Amanah Aid =N1m

21. Hon Mohammed Imam =N50m

22. HE Maina Ma’aji Lawan =N10m

23. HE Ali Modu Sheriff =100m

24. Hon Dr Ali Bukar Dalori =N50m

25. Sen M.T Monguno =N50m

26. Sen Kaka Shehu Lawan =N50m

27. Hon Aliyu Betara =N100m

28. Hon Abdulkadir Rahis =N25m

29. Hon Ibrahim Abuna =N25m

30. Hon Usman Zannah =N10m

31. Hon Engr Bukar Talb =10m

32. Hon Yerima Lawan Kareto =N2m

33. Abdussalam Kachallah =N100m

34. Awari Usman Alkali =N20m

35. Eighteenth Engineering Company (EEC) =N50m

36. Dan Nene Construction Company =N30m

37. First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu =N500m

38. Dauda Kahutu (Rarara) =N10m

39. 27 Borno LGAs =N1.350bn

40. Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)/Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) =N10m.

Non-Cash Donations:

1. North East Development Commission =20,000 bags of 25kg rice, 20,000 cartons of macaroni and 10,000 gallons of vegetable oil.

2. Sumal Food Group, Ibadan, Oyo State =50,000 loaves of bread and 5,000 cartons of biscuits

3. Nasarawa State Government =2 trucks of rice, 2 trucks of spaghetti and 2 trucks of sugar

4. General Buba Marwa (Rtd) =10 trucks load of fertiliser worth N120m

5. Hon Aminu Jaji (HOR) =600 bags of rice

6. Nigerian Society of Engineers, Borno State Chapter =10,000 wrappers

7. Engineer Usman Monguno =10,000 wrappers

8. Alhaji Abdulkadir Ali (Matrix Energy) = Assorted food items worth N120m

9. National Agency for Great Green Wall = 80 bags of 25kg rice, 30 cartons of 4.5l groundnut oil, 30 cartons of Macaroni, 30 cartons of spaghetti, 60 kerosene stoves, 73 big-size pots, 180 mats, 175 plastic chairs, 600 rubber buckets, 578 bowls, 78 mortars and pestles, 32 praying mats, 100-foot mats, 250 rubber and plastic trays, 256 bathroom slippers, 700 rubber cups, 353, stainless plates, 409 rubber plates, 291 ablution kettles, 192 aprons, 96 hand towels and 433 spoons

10. Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)/Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) = 400kg of used clothes.