Aliko Dangote
Flood: Dangote donates N1bn, pleads with corporate Nigeria to support Borno
The Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has donated N2 billion to flood victims in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Dangote said the Presidential Committee on Flood and Disaster, which he chairs, has committed N1 billion, whilr the Dangote Foundation will donate another N1 billion.
According to him, “We have a Presidential Committee on Flood and Disaster which I chair. They have already committed about 1 billion, and the Aliko Dangote Foundation will also give another 1 billion. We will definitely give this two billion as early as this coming week.”
Dangote was on Friday in Maiduguri to pay a sympathy visit to Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum over the recent flood disaster in the state.
He pleaded with other corporate Nigerians to come to assist Borno State Government in order to address the destruction caused by the flood of Maiduguri and its environs.
“It’s really mind-boggling; it is disastrous. I have never seen this kind of overwhelming disaster. I think it is going to be a herculean task in the couple of days and even weeks for this situation to go back to normal. Most of the houses would not survive because they had been submerged and the foundations had weakened.
“I am calling on all coporate Nigerians to rise up and support because the government can not do it alone. We really need to help make sure that people do not continue to suffer. Some of them have been in their houses for the last three days. It has really touched my heart to see how people suffered.
“We would continue to mobilise other funds and resources to see what we can do to alleviate the suffering of our people,” said Dangote, who was accompanied by the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule.
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum expressed gratitude to the business mogul for his support to the people of Borno.