Nigerians are reacting after the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu joined the league of philanthropic Nigerians combating the spread of Coronavirus by donating the sum of ₦200 million.
A statement signed by Tinubu, announced the donation and noted that the money would go to Lagos State Government and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to battle the pandemic
The former governor of Lagos who clocked 68 today also said that the annual colloquium usually held in commemoration of birthday would not hold this year.
“We could not do so this year but by God’s grace we will do so again,”
I have chosen today to announce that I will be making a donation of N200 million to fight this deadly virus.
“In pursuant to this pledge, ₦100 million will be made available to the government of Lagos State and another N100 million to NCDC to support their efforts in fighting the scourge of coronavirus (COVID-19)” said the statement.
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