The Chinese Government has
donated about forty-eight million, one hundred and twenty thousand naira to the
Presidential Task Force (PTF) to support the fight against the spread of
COVID-19.
The Chinese Ambassador,
Zhou Pingjian, made the donation today April 23, to members of the Presidential
Taskforce on COVID-19.
Pingjian said the donation
is an acknowledgment of the long-standing relationship the Chinese government
has with the Nigerian government.
“CHINA WILL NEVER LEAVE ITS
FRIENDS IN DIFFICULTY, THE HELP CHINA OFFERS DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY SELFISH
INTEREST. IN SPITE OF THE LOCKDOWN, CHINA FORMALLY SUPPORTS NIGERIA’S FIGHT
AGAINST THE OUTBREAK AND STANDS READY TO ASSIST IF NEEDED TO THE BEST OF ITS
ABILITY.
WE HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN NIGERIA’S
DETERMINATION, CAPACITY, AND CAPABILITY TO DEFEAT THE VIRUS. WE BELIEVE NIGERIA
WILL CONTINUE TO TREAT THE CHINESE NATIONALS HERE AS YOUR OWN”
HE SAID…….
The National Coordinator of
the PTF, Dr. Sani Aliyu, thereafter, acknowledged China’s contributions to
Nigeria since the pandemic broke in Lagos in February this year.
“WE ARE AWARE OF THE HUGE
WORK YOU ARE DOING IN PROVIDING ISOLATION FACILITIES, PARTICULARLY IN ABUJA AND
OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. YOU HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED IMMENSELY TO CURRENT
COMMODITIES NOT ONLY VENTILATORS BUT ALSO PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT HAVE BEEN
DISTRIBUTED ACROSS OUR HEALTH INSTITUTIONS. YOU HAVE PROVIDED US WITH TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE IN TERMS OF MANPOWER.
“NIGERIA IS VERY GRATEFUL,
THE PTF IS VERY GRATEFUL AND ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PTF, THE
SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION, MR. BOSS MUSTAPHA, I WOULD LIKE
TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO YOU. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO
MAKE SURE THAT THIS PANDEMIC IS BROUGHT TO A HALT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE” ALIYU
SAID
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