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  • Apr, Wed, 2020
General news

Stay-at-home order: Gobir foundation distributes food items in Kwara

Warehouse of food items distributed in Kwara State by Gobir Foundation
Warehouse of food items distributed in Kwara State by Gobir Foundation

 

Food

By Emmanuel Afonne

Abuja, April 1, 2020 (NAN) A Philanthropist, Alhaji Waziri Gobir has began distribution of food items to vulnerable families in Kwara following the stay-at-home order declared by government.

Some state governors including Kwara had declared a lockdown of their states for people to observe minimum of two weeks stay-at-home order to curtail the spread of Coronavirus.

But Gobir, the founder, Waziri Gobir Foundation, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Director, Strategy and Communication, Mr Charles Folayan, stated that the gesture came one week after the N30m Gobir Health Fund donation to hospitals.

He said the distribution of food items would help the people of the state stay alive while observing the “stay-at-home” directive.

“The foundation’s distribution of food items is part of efforts to complement the earlier donation of 30 million naira health fund made by the Gobir Organisation.

“The food items is to provide succor to people across the 16 Local Government who feed from their day to day business activities and are going through a difficult period because of the sit-at-home policy of the State Government

“Waziri Yakubu Gobir is concerned about the security implications of desperation for food.

“He is also concerned that the stay at home order will also be violated if the issue of access to food is not adequately addressed.

“He prays that Almighty Allah protect us from the deadly COVID-19, and restore us all back to good health quickly,” the statement read. (NAN)

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edited by Sadiya Hamza

  • Mar, Sat, 2020
Health

COVID-19: Waziri Gobir Foundation donates N30m to hospitals in Kwara

Gobir

By Emmanuel Afonne

Abuja, March 27, 2020 (NAN) The Waziri Gobir Foundation has set up a N30 million health fund to support the fight against COVID-19 and other health challenges in Kwara.

A statement signed on Friday by the Founder of the foundation, Waziri Gobir said that the gesture was to assist the state government in the fight against the virus in the state.

He said that the donation was as a result of his tour of some leading health institutions in the state, and the need to upgrade facilities at the hospitals visited to meet the challenge posed by the deadly virus.

Gobir explained that the fund was set aside for Kwara residents, especially those who might be unable to afford medical bills in the hospitals.

“Five major hospitals in Kwara have been selected for the implementation of the first phase of the scheme.

“They are General Hospital Ilorin, Sobi Specialist Hospital, Unilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara Civil Service Hospital and Centre Igboro Children Specialist Hospital, Ilorin.

“I commend the efforts of the various health workers in the State especially for the risk and time they sacrificed to protect us.

“I also commend the efforts of the National Center for Diseases Control (NCDC) for taking decisive action to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria,” the statement quoted Gobir as saying.

The philanthropist, who handed N1m to each of the hospitals as mobilisation fund, urged all well-meaning Nigerians to support the efforts of the government towards eradicating coronavirus in the country.

Gobir, had in the past, through his foundation, assisted the people of the state with interest-free loans, and other high impact social investment programs such as enterprise development, education support, job creation and youth empowerment programmes. (NAN)

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Edited by Maureen Atuonwu