Nigeria and Africa’s richest man, and
head of the Dangote group Aliko
Dangote has given N150million to
Nigeria in efforts to curb the Ebola virus
and take it out of the nation.
Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote
Foundation, Mrs Adhiambo Odaga said
this at a press briefing at the health
ministry, at Abuja on Monday.
She said: “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”.
“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.
With the amount of corruption in
Nigeria, should he have just bought
items and donated it to the health
sector?