Aliko Dangote donates N2billion to build a village for IDPS in North-East Nigeria

Aliko Dangote donates N2billion to build a village for IDPS in North-East Nigeria

Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa, has called on Nigerians to support worthy cause to help stop the pains and sufferings of people affected by unrest in the North-Eastern, Nigeria.

This is coming as the Aliko Dangote Foundation on Monday, June 18, 2018, inaugurated a village (Dangote Village) built for the Internally Displaced Persons in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

In a statement released on Monday, June 18, 2018. The Foundation said the Dangote Village is a self-sufficient set of 200 housing units worth N2 billion, with school, hospital, irrigation farms and poultry farms, among others, to enable the occupants to eke out a livelihood.

The statement added that Dangote also gave each of the beneficiaries N100,000 to start a new life.

On his Twitter account, Dangote called on other well-meaning Nigerians to support this worthy cause and help ameliorate the pains and sufferings of people affected by unrest in the North-East.

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He said, “It gives me great joy to commission 200 housing units built by Aliko Dangote Foundation for IDPs; each unit specially built to house a family and with the provision of tools by Borno State Govt. to sustain their livelihood, I am positive we are on the right path towards achieving our goal.”

“We have consistently supported state governments in improving lives of IDPs affected by unrest across the North-East and we are committed to sustaining our effort until they are properly re-integrated into the society and are able to resume their normal productive lives.”