FCT Minister Asks Wealthy Nigerians, Organisations To Support Govt Through Donations

Wealthy individuals and philanthropists have been urged to lend a hand of assistance to the federal capital territory administration with palliatives so as to ameliorate the suffering of the masses.

Minister of the FCT, Muhammad Bello, made the appeal when he received a donation of food items and other personal protective equipment from the Lebanese Embassy in Nigeria.

According to Bello, such palliatives would help to reduce the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown on the livelihood of the vulnerable people, who are living in the capital city.

On his part, while making the donation of  6000 bags of 5kg rice, 600 bags 50kg flour and 500 cartons of noodles, the Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Houssam Diab noted that it his country’s responsibility to assist the government of Nigeria to fight the virus.

Since the outbreak of the disease in the country in February this year, Nigeria has over 1180 confirmed cases of the virus, with about 35 deaths so far recorded.

The federal government has since declared close to a month lockdown in three states of Lagos, Ogun and Abuja in order to contain its spread.