The Pan African conglomer
ate, Dangote Group, has donated 12 trailer loads of relief materials worth N40 million to the Benue State Government.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Group and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
The relief material, according to the Group, is meant to support the effort of the state government to bring succour to the victims of the recent crisis in the state.
The statement said the President of the Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, represented by his Special Adviser, Mr Joseph Makoju handed over the items to the displaced persons in Makurdi.
“We have a very cordial relationship with our host communities in Benue and it is only natural that we identify with them at a time like this,” Dangote was quoted as saying.
He described the crisis as “unfortunate’’, saying that the insurgency was diversionary to the government’s effort at bringing the dividends of democracy to the people of the state.
“Governor Gabriel Suswam administration has done a lot to improve the wellbeing of the good people of Benue State through massive upgrade of infrastructure, empowerment of rural farmers and among others,” he said.
Dangote said that the relief material donated was part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme that covers health, education, empowerment and disaster relief in the state.
He said that in Gboko, the group had over the years built blocks of classrooms, constructed water boreholes and provided electricity in communities around its cement plant.
The statement quoted him as saying, “the company gives an annual scholarship grant of N10 million to the people of Gboko communities.’’
According to the statement, Gov. Gabriel Suswam, who inspected the relief items, expressed gratitude for the gesture and prayed that God would continue to bless Dangote Group.