President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Aliko Dangote Foundation, ADF, for donating the sum of N200million to assist in combating the influx of Covid-19 into the country.
A statement on Wednesday by a Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina quoted the President as recalling how the Foundation had in the past donated N1billion to tackle Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Africa, commending such public-spiritedness to other well-to-do individuals and groups.
“Hand in hand, standing shoulder to shoulder, we can confront our challenges as a country. This is a path for us all to follow as a people,” Mr Buhari said.
He used the opportunity to reiterate his earlier charge that Nigerians should take the necessary hygiene precautions, rather than panic about the Covid-19, after discovery of the index case in the country last week.
The President says government, at various levels, is poised to ensure that the country and her people remain safe from the virus, which is spreading rapidly in many parts of the world.
