Governor Kashim Shettima, who spoke at the Maiduguri International Airport after he arrived from Abuja, said the amount covers all donations from international donor agencies and former President Goodluck Jonathan in the the four years of his administration.
This followed claims on the social and main stream media that the state received billions of naira in cash as support towards catering for IDPs but the donation was diverted by government officials.
His words: “Contrary to wild assumptions that the Borno State government received billions of cash donations in local and foreign currencies for the management of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Nigerians may be shocked to know that N345m is the overall amount received as cash donation by our administration from May 2011 till date.
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“Here is the list of cash donations we received from all sources whatsoever for the support of the IDPs and this figure is from 2011 when I took over till now:
- The Federal Government under Jonathan: N200 million in four years
- Lagos state: N50 million in October 2015
- Edo State: N25 million in 2013
- Kano State: N20 million in 2013
- Adamawa State N20 million in 2013
- Ekiti State: N10 million in 2013
- Osun State: N10 million in 2013
- Kaduna State: N5 million
- Unity Bank: N5 million
“A woman, who prefers anonymity, donated N100,000 in cash, bringing the total cash received to N345 million.
“So N345m is the total cash donation received from 2011 till date and we were spending N600 million monthly to cater for the IDPs throughout the Jonathan era.
“Other interventions have been in kind, through donation of food items or medical supplies and they include:
- Kebbi State: 1,200 bags of rice
- Ebonyi State: 5,000 bags of rice
- Taraba State: three trucks of highland tea
- Gombe State: Six trucks of assorted food products via two interventions.”
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So Buhari government didn't give anything. Why all the noise that the feel for the IDPs. Only mouth promises and no action. Shame
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