Some of the items donated
By Baba Shehu Oscu, Bauchi
Bauchi received donation from ChInese Group to counter coronavirus in the state
An international non governmental organization known as Mutual Commitment Group (MCG) in China has donated medical protection materials to Bauchi State Government to support the ongoing fight against the spread of coronavirus and other deadly diseases in the state.
The Group’s Managing Director, Mr
Lui Zhaolong said the group found gesture important to contribute through donation
of 150,000 protection medical materials to assist Nigeria for emergency use to the various counter COVID-19 front organizations and offices.
Mr. Zhaolong said the group will continue to do it’s best by ensuring Chinese and Nigerian citizens together as one family to defeat the coronavirus, believing that what China achieved in the past two months will definitely be achieved in Nigeria.
According to him, Mutual Commitment Group is a Chinese group that has been in Nigeria for many years and has projects in different sectors across the country among is security projects.
“As outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria runs out beyond expectation and established increasing damages to the people and the Nation, especially to the health and lives of the health workers from different
originations in the front of this war of CounterCoronavirus, we feel that it is our duty to contribute in this regard.
Bauchi health commissioner, Dr Maigoro received the donation on behalf of the government
“We are sorry for your suffering on the corona virus and sorry for the challenges in front of the state. We hereby give 2,000 surgical facemasks and 2,000 medical gloves as the immediate first donation.”
Earlier, the state deputy governor, Senator Baba Tela who received the donation on behalf of the state government, expressed gratitude to the group for the gesture.
Senator Tela who was represented by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aliyu Maigoro said the donation of the materials will go a long way in assisting the state government to consolidate on it’s fight against the coronavirus in the state.
Our reporter confirmed that this donation was facilitated by the state Accountant-General, Alhaji Abubakar Saidu and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Liaison, Alhaji Maula Aliyu.
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