The President of Godsent Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, Dion Osagie, said over $200 million donated to NGOs in Nigeria yearly end up in the private accounts of the owners of these organisations.
Osagie stated this in Benin City, alleging that about 70 per cent of NGOs in Nigeria were fraudulent. While calling for complete re-orientation in the running of NGOs in the country, Osagie demanded a proper screening of these organisations operating in Nigeria.
He further said that, “If NGOs, especially those meant to bridge the gap between the poor and the rich really live up to their function and transparently utilise what they receive as donors,
