Dangote Appeals For Help To Tackle Hunger In IDP’s Camps.

Worried about the reported unhealthy conditions of the Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in various camps across the country, President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has called on well-meaning Nigerians to rise to the occasion and assist government in ameliorat­ing the plights of the IDPs.

Dangote said wealthy Nigerians should stand up and be counted as thousands of fellow citizens were languish­ing in the camps due to insufficient facilities and food items.

The business mogul, who recently donated N2 billion and millions of naira worth of food items on behalf of the Dangote Foundation, to the IDPs when he visited some of the camps in Maiduguri in Borno state, urged Nigeri­ans to empathise with those in the camps.

Speaking during a visit by North-East Development Coalition to his office at the weekend, Dangote said he was particularly moved by the reports of deaths and mal­nutrition which have hit the camps, saying; “we cannot open our eyes and allow our fellow citizens continue to suffer like this for no fault of theirs. We need to partner the government and help those in the camps.”

“It is obvious government alone cannot cater for these people, not even at this time of paucity of fund. These people need our help, and with what God has provided for us, we need to help them,” he stated while describing the situation in the entire North-East as requiring all pos­sible humanitarian assistance.