Africa's
richest man Aliko Dangote 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.
“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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