Fola Adeola

Fola Adeola @ Victims of Terror Attacks Fundraising

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• published: 02 Aug 2014
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President Jonathan donated N10 billion ($62 million) on behalf of the federal government, while other donations came in from oil companies, leading bankers, industrial groups and foreign donor agencies. The president had reportedly planned to raise $500m for the fund over a 12-month period, but at the end of the fundraising dinner on Thursday, he had raised $490 million. The President told the donors that the funds will be used to provide financial and material support to individuals who have lost their source of livelihood as a result of the terrorist attacks. “For those who have been victims, they need comfort. They need succor. We cannot replace the life of a child that has been snuffed out. We cannot replace the lives of men and women who have been killed. The best we can do in this circumstance is to offer them a shoulder to lean on and to stretch out our hands of fellowship to them and tell them we feel their pains and share in their sorrow,” the President said during the dinner.