Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has donated N150million to help in the fight of the spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Foundation, Mrs Adhiambo
Odaga announced this at a media briefing at the Ministry of Health,
Abuja on Monday. She said the money will be available for the
establishment of an Ebola emergency operation centre in Lagos.
“After bilateral discussion with the honourable minister and his
team, Dangote foundation has funded the establishment of the Ebola
emergency operation in Lagos, that is being done through grant from the
foundation of just a little over N150 million,” she said.“The strategy that our chairman is deploying is the strategy to
respond and to commend government for the effort, and to show that all
Nigerians are concerned. We will continue to discuss with the ministry
about what additional support can be offered.
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“And we also have been approached by several parties who are interested
in partnering with the government, and we would continue that
discussion.”
Odaga relayed Dangote’s call to all Nigerians to join the federal
government in the fight against Ebola, expressing optimism that the
disease would be contained.
- “The choice of the emergency operation centre as an investment for
Dangote Foundation is based on the fact that is the critical platform
through which the government is coordinating all that is happening to
ensure that the crisis is contained,” she added.
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