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June 18, 2018
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Dangote launches N2bn village for IDPs in N/East
….Dangote is the fourth arm of Govt-Shettima
 
Barley two weeks after donating 150 cars to the Nigeria Police, in yet another massive philanthropic gesture, the Aliko Dangote Foundation Monday, launched the Dangote village built for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, Borno State capital.
The Dangote village in Maiduguri is a self sufficient set of 200 housing units worth N2billion, with school, hospital, irrigation farms and pultry farms among others, to enable the occupants eke livelyhood.

Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation Alhaji Aliko Dangote said about N7billion has been donated to support displaced persons affected by the Boko Haram crisis in the North East.

Mr. Dangote pledged a hundred thousand naira empowerment scheme for each of the beneficiaries.

He also pledged that the  Foundation will take care of teachers’ emolument for five years and as well share in the burden of the ongoing educational revolution launched by the Governor.

Mr. Dangote commended the Governor, saying he is able to run the state efficiently and pay salaries despite the security challenges.

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A visibly elated Governor of the State, Kashim Shettima, said the intervention was unprecedented and gargantuan by a single company, describing the Aliko Dangote Foundation as the fourth arm of government in the State.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony yesterday, Governor Shettima, reminded that the Dangote Group is the single largest employer of labour outside government in Nigeria.
“In every clime and in every dispensation, there are three layers of governments: the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. I dear to add that the fourth layer in Borno State is the Aliko Dangote Foundation. For the past seven years the Foundation has been consistent and hearkening to the yearnings and aspirations of people of the state,” the Governor said.
He said the Dangote Village provided by the Foundation, though very massive, is a ‘tip of the iceberg’ compared to what the Foundation has done to support humanitarian relief in the troubled region.
“When Aliko Dangote came in 2016, he quickly pledged N2billion. We requested that half of the money should be used to supplying building materials and lo and behold within the span of two weeks all the materials were ready,” he added.
He said it was the support from the Foundation that enabled most of the displaced and malnourished victims of Boko Haram insurgency to survive.
According to the Governor, it was crucial to acknowledge the generosity of Aliko Dangote, adding that as far as he was concerned Mr. Dangote is the world’s biggest philanthropist.
He revealed that most of the beneficiaries are widows and children.
“We call it Dangote village because it is a self-sustaining community with their own schools, clinics, mosques and livelihood,” he added.
He thanked all the donors, and added that Borno State is now opened for investors, saying it is more peaceful than Lagos and Abuja.
Speaking also, the commissioning for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Professor Baba Gana Umara said 95% of the beneficiaries were widows whose husbands were killed by the Boko Haram terrorists.
Prof Umara is the chairman of the distribution committee for the new Dangote village.
He said the criterion for allocating a flat to the beneficiaries is to be a widow and having no fewer than five children.
While commending the President of the Dangote Group, he said the reconstruction effort was now on and that the infrastructural deficit was still huge.
He said the EU, UN and World Bank had estimated that the infrastructural deficit caused by the insurgency in Borno alone was around  $6.9billion.
He expressed optimism that with the kind of support from the likes of Aliko Dangote Foundation, the state will bounce back to normal before the year 2020.
In her remarks, the Chairperson of the State Emergency Management Agency, Hajiya Ya Bawa Kolo, expressed appreciation to the Foundation on behalf of the Internally Displaced Persons.
While commending the Foundation, she assured that only deserving persons are beneficiaries.
Ten beneficiaries were selected for symbolic presentation of certificates of occupancy.
Speaking, Managing Director/CEO of Aliko Dangote Foundation Zouera  Youssoufou said the Foundation would not rest on its oars to support the victims of insurgency.
Ms Youssoufou said earlier during Ramadanfood items were distributed to the IDPs include: Rice, Sugar, Salt, Spaghetti, Semolina, Wheat Meal, Maize and Millet.
She said the philanthropic exercise was meant to complement the effort of both State and Federal Government.
“We are supporting government reconstruction and rehabilitation effort,” she said.
Hajara Garba Ibrahim 26, a widow, who is also one of the beneficiaries commended Mr. Dangote, adding that since her husband Sani Abubakarwas killed a year ago by the Boko Haram terrotists, it has been very difficult to cater for the needs of her three children and six orphans.
Another beneficiary Yagana Mallam Adamu, 39, widowed, said the new village provided by Dangote will help her and her seven children to start life again. Their husbands were both members of the Multi National Joint Task Force(MJTF).

After the ceremony, the Governor, Mr. Dangote and their entourage toured the 200 housing units to assess the facilities.

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