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. Continue...
"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.
"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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