The donations were made physically and online during the fundraising dinner organised by the Fund at the Old Government Lodge, Enugu.
More than N3 billion was realised from individuals and corporate bodies.
In his opening remarks, the Board of Trustees (BOT), Chairman of the Fund and Group Managing Director of Afrinvest West Africa Ltd., Dr Ike Chioke, commended the Dr Peter Mbah administration for the huge impact and investments made in the area of security, including the constitution and inauguration of the BoT of the Enugu State Security Trust Fund a year ago, stressing that security was everybody’s business.
He said the only way to achieve the $30 billion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) mark set by the governor was by sustaining and consolidating the successes made in securing lives and property through contributions by citizens, corporate bodies and all levels of government.
“So, our target is N20 billion. Our population as a state is well over five million people. We think that two million working adults in the state, assuming each person contributes N1,000 every month, that is N2 billion a month already. If you get N2 billion a month for 12 months, it means that the citizens alone can raise N24 billion. That is for individuals alone before adding the government. That tells you our capacity,” he asserted.
On his path, Mbah recalled the grave security situation when his administration came on board, noting that there was no room for complacency despite the massive successes.
