The United Bank for Africa Plc, through the UBA Foundation, has donated the sum of N28.5 million to the Ondo State Government as its contribution to the fight against the Coronavirus disease.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Olurotimi Obagaye, Regional Head of the bank, presented the cheque to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in his office on Monday.
Obagaye, who expressed the hope that the donation would go a long way in helping the state in the fight against COVID-19, prayed to God to have mercy on the world.
Responding, Akeredolu thanked the UBA Foundation and Tony Elemelu for the kind gesture.
He said the bank had done well for the country and Africa at large, with the donation of such a huge sum of money, which was being shared among states.
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