Aliko Dangote donates N150million to fight Ebola in Nigeria

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has donated
N150million to help in the fight of the spread of
the Ebola virus in Nigeria.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote
Foundation, Mrs Adhiambo Odaga announced this
at a media briefing at the Ministry of Health, Abuja
on Monday. She said the money will be available
for the establishment of an Ebola emergency
operation centre in Lagos.
“After bilateral discussion with the
honourable minister and his team, Dangote
foundation has funded the establishment of
the Ebola emergency operation in Lagos,
that is being done through grant from the
foundation of just a little over N150 million,”
she said. Continue...
"The strategy that our chairman is deploying
is the strategy to respond and to commend
government for the effort, and to show that
all Nigerians are concerned. We will
continue to discuss with the ministry about
what additional support can be offered.
“And we also have been approached by
several parties who are interested in
partnering with the government, and we
would continue that discussion.”
Odaga relayed Dangote’s call to all Nigerians to
join the federal government in the fight against
Ebola, expressing optimism that the disease
would be contained.
“The choice of the emergency operation
centre as an investment for Dangote
Foundation is based on the fact that is the
critical platform through which the
government is coordinating all that is
happening to ensure that the crisis is
contained,” she added.