While we are discussing Rivers State owing contractors to the tune of billions, during this period foreign scholarships and other social welfare programs for Rivers indigenes were stopped.
Here is a list of alleged donations made by Rivers State to different states, groups, and individuals from 2019 to 2023:
Donations to States:
– Benue State: N500 million to support victims of the 2018 herdsmen attacks.
– Sokoto State: N500 million to support victims of the 2022 Sokoto boat mishap.
– Bayelsa State: N200 million to support victims of the 2022 Bayelsa flood disaster.
Donations to Groups and Individuals:
– Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU): N300 million to support the union’s strike action in 2020.
– Nigeria Bar Association (NBA): N200 million to support the association’s annual conference in 2021.
– National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS): N100 million to support the association’s activities.
– Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO): N100 million in 2023.
– National Council of Women Societies (NCWS): N50 million in 2022.
Donations to Build or Renovate Institutions Across the Country:
– Bayelsa State Government: N5 billion for the construction of a new law school campus in Yenagoa.
– University of Ibadan: N500 million for the renovation of the university’s library.
– University of Nigeria, Nsukka: N200 million for the renovation of the university’s Faculty of Engineering.
– Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria: N100 million for the renovation of the university’s Faculty of Law.
– Federal Polytechnic, Bida: N100 million for the construction of a new engineering workshop.
Donations for Flood and Fire Victims in Various States:
Flood Victims:
– Benue State: N500 million in 2018.
– Delta State: N100 million in 2022.
– Kogi State: N100 million in 2022.
– Anambra State: N100 million in 2022.
– Ebonyi State: N100 million in 2022.
– Imo State: N100 million in 2022.
Fire Victims:
– Onitsha Main Market Fire: N1 billion in 2021.
– Ariaria Market Fire: N500 million in 2020.
– Sokoto market fire: N500 million in 2021.
The total sum of the donations is N11.25 billion.
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