Bono whose real name is Paul Hewson highlighted the urgent need to tackle the challenges in the healthcare system by the government and other partners investing in the education and employment of the Nigerian youths.
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“We discussed the idea of partnerships because with this government, the worldwide community will feel this partnership is possible”.
Earlier, the Irish born artist, Bono, said he had visited some of the IDPs.
“So the spirit of partnership is what we really discussed and specifically the Make-Nigeria-stronger Campaign from the One campaign”.
The UN estimates that 50,000 children in displaced people’s camps could die from malnutrition by the end of the year if it does not get funding to support feeding projects.
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Business mogul Aliko Dangote says his foundation has spent over N4.5 billion to help insurgency-ravaged communities in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states following the havoc caused by Boko Haram.
He said “the whole idea is for us to make sure that we raise an global awareness all over the world so that we could actually partner the government to see how we can resolve the issue of this IDPs”.
Governor Shettima, who thanked the leaders of the Sardauna foundation for the visit, assured them that the donation made will be judiciously used for the goal it was meant.
The 56-year-old rocker and the Nigerian commodities billionaire toured the camp, which houses numerous 2.3 million people left homeless following raids by feared African Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. One of the things we believe that One Campaign is going to do is actually to enlighten.
Am nt a fraud i jst nid help, i am one of millions of Nigerians frm less advantaged homes bt am one who has made a decision to come out to publicly beg for alms, my entire childhood nd teenage yrs has been lost to extreme penury, poverty, nd hunger, i jst really nid help now.
“One campaign has seven million members with 2.3 million Nigerians: so, there is going to be a lot of advocacy”.
“Also, the group is involved in the debt cancellation of Nigeria”.
Bono added that what he saw in the region was “deeply disturbing”.
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The partnership will help amplify calls to millions of Nigerians on health, anti-corruption and agriculture.
