Thread by @Chxta

Last year, our @OfficialFPL challenge raised ₦1.7 million for IDPs in #Nigeria, and @Globalrightsng have used it to help an IDP Camp in Kaduna. 

A few people have asked me if we'll be going again, and the answer is yes.

The code to join the league this year is kx4c02.

https://twitter.com/Chxta/status/1159108457364099072

This time, whatever prize money is raised, the winner will decide how to share it among 2 groups - @Globalrightsng (again), and @sesorafrica.

Both groups work with women, both work with IDPs.

The same ground rules apply. I am starting with a donation of ₦150,000.

Donations can be tracked in this online spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

For the sake of transparency and accountability, all pledges should be redeemed before the start of the #EPL season.

Contributions will be accepted between today and 12/10/20 (a week after the EPL transfer window closes), and on 13/10, the initial prize money will be announced.

Contributions will be accepted again between 1/1/21 & 31/1/21, when the transfer window reopens in #England.

As happened last year, it is only donated pledges that will be included in the prize money.

The money will be released to @Globalrightsng on 24/5/21, the day after the EPL season ends, at which time the two NGOs will get to work helping women in IDP camps.

The schedule for how the money will be spent will be determined by the winner of the @OfficialFPL challenge.

Thanks all, and let's do it again.

@OfficialFPL So @je_mc2 has contributed the sum of ₦50k, bringing our little pot to ₦200k.

Just got a contribution of ₦50k from @seunonigbinde, bringing the pot to ₦250k.

Just got another ₦50k, this time from @obiasika. This brings our current prize money to ₦300k...

Remember, you can track contributions here: bit.ly/2ZeuHal

Thanks to all who have contributed so far...

₦50k received from @iswampa, bringing the prize money thus far to ₦350,000.

Remember, the code to join the league this year is kx4c02.

Contributions will be accepted between now and 12/10/20.

Thanks all.

Contribution of ₦20,000 received from @ehiabhi10. This brings the current prize money to ₦370k.

Thanks so very much.

Received, the sum of ₦19670 from @OsaGz, bringing our prize money thus far to ₦389,670.

Remember, the @OfficialFPL code is kx4c02, and you can track the donations here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

@OsaGz @OfficialFPL Now up to 390k.

₦100k comes in from @kollybolly600. He was one of our esteemed contributors last year.

Our pot has now grown to ₦490k.

The season starts on Saturday.

We've just got ₦100k from @kazhamza, bringing our total contributions thus far to ₦590k on this @OfficialFPL opening weekend.

Hamza was one of our generous donors last year, so double thanks to him.

I'm rooting for Nasty Leeds this season...

₦100,000 in from @AO1379 just as Mo Salah puts Liverpool ahead of Leeds from the spot. Here's wishing our honourable commissioner some easy strikes in his work.

Total prize money at this point - ₦690,000.

You can keep track of contributions here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

One of the things that happen to Nigerians is a lack of trust. Quite understandably given our history. When someone starts something, people look at it askance.

Yes they will, we have a history of lofty promises made, only for people to end up with the worst possible outcomes.

Thus I was not surprised that a month after publishing this, two people sent me Twitter messages accusing me of theft.

https://twitter.com/Chxta/status/1287638040626843648

One of them made the point that s/he had not heard of any visit by @Globalrightsng to any IDP camp.

I didn't dignify either with a response and didn't mention to GR that such an accusation had been made, for the simple reason that they are one CSO that I trust explicitly.

As if she knew what I was holding back, @bbiodun, ED of @Globalrightsng, sent me pix and videos from their visit to Rimau IDP Camp in Kajuru, Kaduna.

We have started another round of FPL donations (you can track the donations here bit.ly/2ZeuHal), and at the end of the league season, the gate takings will be sent to @Globalrightsng again, which they will deploy to help the needy in collaboration with @sesorafrica.

₦100k contribution from @AfeezFakeye this morning, bringing our current pot to ₦790,000.

Thanks so much everyone for what you've done thus far.

₦100k from @naijadesires to our pot. Total at this point is ₦890k.

Thanks to everyone so far.

You can track contributions here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

₦50k in from @ogbueshindu bringing our current pot to ₦940k.

Track donations here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

The season has started, and currently, some geezer called Abdwadud has already acquired 186 points after two games!

Is it that you people don't do anything else???