Tinubu’s wife personally donates ₦100m to victims of explosions in Niger

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Tinubu's wife personally donates ₦100m to victims of explosions in Niger

 

Tinubu’s wife personally donates ₦100m to victims of explosions in Niger

The wife of President Bola Tinubi, Oluremi Tinubu, has donated ₦100 million to the families of 70 victims of tanker explosion in Niger state.

Speaking at the Niger State Government House during her private visit to the state, Mrs Tinubu said the money is to alleviate the sufferings of the families so that they would not feel the impact of the disaster.

“We usually write a condolence letter to the Governor each time we are aware of any challenges in the state, but this recent one, I know I had to do something.

“We are donating ₦100 million to rehabilitate the families. We are looking at 70 families. Each family will have ₦1 million to help them settle while the balance will be shared among them for other extra expenses like food items and others.

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“This is to help them so that they won’t feel the disaster and the impact of it. We pray such a disaster will not happen again. We pray that this will be an end to it. So that the progress can come in”, she said.

The First Lady said she was not in the state for an official visit but rather a private visit to the former leaders, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar.

She commended the state Governor, Umaru Mohammed Bago, for what his administration is doing in the area of agriculture, saying, “You have been doing a lot in agriculture, and you should be proud of yourself.

“May God help you.”

In response, Governor Bago appreciated Mrs Tinubu for the visit and her donation to the victims of the explosion.

He assured that though the distribution of the funds would not be made directly by him but by his wife, there would be equitable distribution of the funds to the victims.

“This is a consolidation of our relationship as a state and country. We are grateful that you have come to share with us in pains and commiserate with Nigerlites over the losses we had in recent times, the tanker explosion in Dikko, the dynamite explosion in Magama LG and Mashegu and the collapsed mines in Shiroro local government.

“Though this is not a state visit, it is a personal visit but we really appreciate you, Ma. “Thank you so much for your widow’s mite,” the governor concluded.

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