Dangote, Abdulsamad donate as IBB raises N17.5bn for presidential library

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  • Aliko Dangote has pledged N8 billion for the establishment of the IBB Presidential Library, with a promise to donate N2 billion annually for four years and to continue if necessary
  • Abdulsamad Rabiu, who described the library as a sanctuary of memory also contributed N5 billion, and hailed Babangida’s legacy
  • Other prominent donors included Theophilus Danjuma (N3 billion), Godswill Akpabio (N50 million), Arthur Eze (N500 million), and Mustafa Chike-Obi (N100 million)

President Tinubu, ex-President Obasanjo at the Fund raising Ceremony for the IBB Presidential Library.
Photo credit: @DOlusegunSource: TwitterDangote pledges N2 billion annually for four yearsI will contribute N2b annually for the next four years, which is N8b to the development of the IBB Presidential Library. If the project drags more than four years, I will continue to pay N2b every year, Dangote said.Abdulsamad pledges N5 billion for IBB’s libraryWe are gathered to celebrate more than a person, a building, or an archive. We are gathered to celebrate a sanctuary of memory, a testament to the vision, complexity, and enduring legacies of one of Nigerias transformative leaders, General Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsamad said.TY Danjuma, Akpabio, other donors

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