Speaking to media at the commissioning of the incinerator and presentation, the Managing Director and CEO of Aliko Dangote Foundation, who doubles as an administrator of CACOVID, Zouera Youssoufou, said though 260 gas cylinders of different sizes were donated, including incinerator, CACOVID will do more to assist the Lagos State Government and other states across the country to ensure that the fight against the deadly coronavirus is finally won.
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The coalition also explained that the process of buying the vaccines through the Federal Government has commenced and also that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control as an official regulatory body has to approve the vaccine and certify it before use by Nigerians.
The BUA Group announced the development in a statement on Monday.
The NCDC disclosed this via its verified website late on Sunday.
The Secretary to the Committee, Alhaji Adebayo Jimoh, who disclosed this at news conference in Osogbo, debunked the insinuations that the state government had taken delivery of the consignment.
CACOVID is a private sector-led organisation established to assist the government in combating the Coronavirus disease in the Nigeria.
The Coalition said this in a statement in which it explained that though it embarked on the palliatives effort in April, the first deliveries could not start until June this year to state governments.
Odumakin said this against the backdrop of Zahra’s boast that President Buhari was not the problem of the country following the discovery of palliatives meant for Nigerians in states warehouses.
The launch was carried out on Thursday.
There had been reports that the isolation centre had become operational, with patients admitted, according to the author of the video
The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 has commenced the distribution of 5,000 loaves of bread per day for the next 14 days to individuals and families in different locations in Lagos State.
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has described the donations by the Coalition Against COVID-19, being spearheaded by Aliko Dangote, as a reflection of the private sector’s commitment to the ideals of business sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
The private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to fast-track molecular testing for the deadly coronavirus, noting that the reality of the situation at hand was such that efforts must be put together with no stone left unturned in dealing with the scourge.