Boko Haram Victims: Forum Seeks Recognition For Philanthropist

A pressure group, Concerned Northern Forum (CNF), has urged the National Honours Committee to consider Dr Emmanuel Musa for national honours for his humanitarian services to vulnerable and less privileged people, especially the survivors of the Boko Haram insurgency.

The forum in a letter of recommendation jointly signed by its chairman and spokesman, Aliu Sani Mohammed and Comrade Abdulsalam Moh’d Kazeem, addressed to the minister of special duties and intergovernmental affairs and copied President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and secretary to the government of the federation, explained that Musa has over time exhibited “uncommon commitment to human and material development of the region and the country in general.”

CNF said Musa, who is the founder and president of Emnanu Foundation, aside his recent donation of over N200 million to 200,000 pupils under the Adamawa Pupils Welfare Scheme, has been consistent in the provision of shelter, food and financial aid to survivors of Boko Haram insurgency.

A copy of the acknowledged letter dated 6th June 2024 reads in part; “We write as a Coalition of over 73 civil society organisations with over four million members to recommend Dr Emmanuel Musa, Founder and President of Emnanu Foundation, for national honours in recognition of his exceptional humanitarian services to vulnerable and less privileged people in his home state of Adamawa, the northern region and Nigeria at large and aside that we sighted another document of endorsement by the leadership of over 45 various credible and reputable organisations from the area who are in support of the said national honour to Dr Emmanuel.

“Through his charity project, Emnanu Foundation, Dr Musa has touched the lives of millions of Nigerians from the North East geopolitical zone who have been affected by Boko Haram insurgency by providing them with shelter, food and financial aid to enable them to pick up their livelihoods and thrive. He has also supported camps for internally displaced persons all over the region and elsewhere.”