Dangote Doundation Donate 106 Trucks Of Food Items To Borno IDPs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                .The Dangote Foundation announced on Monday in Maiduguri, Borno State that it had set aside 106 truck loads of food items for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons during the Ramadan fast.

Hajiya Zouwaira Yousif, a member of the Foundation, stated this at the launching of the distribution of the items to the IDPs in Maiduguri.

Yousif said about 30,000 IDPs were expected to benefit from the programme that was aimed at providing succour to the displaced persons.

She said the idea was mooted by the Chairman of the Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, after his visit to the state last month.

She said: “The whole exercise is aimed at providing food to Borno IDPs to enable them observe the Ramadan fast with ease.

“The idea was conceived by Alhaji Aliko Dangote after he visited the IDPs camps in Maiduguri and was touched by their situation.”

Yousif explained that each IDP will receive a 50kg bag of rice, a carton of noodles, a packet of sugar, salt and some seasonings under the programme.

The official said 43 trucks had already arrived Maiduguri for distribution to the beneficiaries.

She said: “We are expecting the remaining consignment in Maiduguri as soon as possible.

“After the official flag-off, the remaining items will be distributed to the IDPs by a team comprising members of Non-Governmental Organisations and other emergency agencies to ensure that only those in need are given.”

Yousif said the gesture was in addition to a pledge of N2 billion cash donation made by Dangote to the Borno State Government toward improving child and women health.

In his remarks, Governor Kashim Shettima commended the Foundation for the gesture and urged other philanthropists to emulate it.