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.
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"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.