61st Birthday: BUA Chairman Launches Fresh Sight Of Giving

BUA Chairman launches fresh sight of giving As he clocked 61.

August 4, 2021 brings in another birthday for Nigerian industrialist and philanthropist, Abdul Samad Rabiu, the Chairman/ CEO of BUA Group has in the last one year carved a niche for himself with his giving.

BUA Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu at 61.

Rabiu who played a major role in ensuring that many states were able to contain the onslaught of Coronavirus in 2020 and his post 2020-activities have helped in reinforcing the position that at times the rich can be humane. Curiously, it was the same year of the pandemic that he clocked 60, and decided to open a new vista in giving.

If there was one thing that shook the country’s health and indeed social fibre especially at initial the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic last year.

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Abdul Samad Rabiu’s BUA Group assisted in cushioning the pandemic by reaching out to several people in many states with palliatives.

Abdul Samad Rabiu was always on CNN and other media urging Nigerians that they could pull it off and successfully fight the pandemic.

As the pandemic receded, he again came up with the Abdul Samad Rabiu Initiative for Africa which promised to help in developing Africa by funding projects education, health and social sector

Meanwhile, speaking at the occasion, Abdul Samad Rabiu said, “I announce the launch of the Abdul Samad Rabiu Initiative, with an Africa Fund endowment of USD100million every year starting from this year, 2021; USD$50million to Nigeria and USD$50million to the rest of our beloved continent’.

Below are list of some organisations that have benefitted from Abdul Samad Rabiu initives:

Ahmadu Bello University Zaria,

Universities of Maiduguri,

University of Benin,

University of Ibadan,

University of Illorin

Each of the universities got 1billion, Onyxnewsng learnt.

Kwara, Akwa Ibom, Ogun, FCT have had grants running into billions of Naira while other states are expected to benefit.

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Meanwhile outside of Nigeria, Ghana was recently given 3 Million dollars towards improving education, a gift that the West African nation received with open arms.

The BUA Chairman has set himself an outstanding task of spending 100million Dollars annually for the development of the continent.

As he clocked 61 today, August 4 2021, Onyxnewsng wishes him the best.