In a collective effort to support the containment of the Coronavirus spread, Ministers in the federation have donated 50% of their salaries for the month of March to the federal government to aid it in the fight.
In a statement by Segun Adeyemi, a Special Assistant to the President at the Ministry of Information and Culture, he said;
Nigeria’s 43 Cabinet Ministers have donated 50% of their March 2020 salaries to support the Federal Government’s efforts to combat the
COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, quoted the Minister of
State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, who coordinated the donation, as saying it was a gesture of solidarity and support for the Federal Government’s efforts to tackle the disease.
”This global virus outbreak will require nations, continents and smaller communities to pull together to contribute their resources and
support one another. This will facilitate an early resolution of the problem,” Alhaji Mohammed further quoted Senator Saraki as saying.
The Ministers also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his leadership role in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
The Nigerian government has seen support from different individuals, firms and groups as it intensified efforts to battle the pandemic.
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