Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Sunday,
rallied support for the state’s campaign to keep Coronavirus (COVID-19) out of
the state.
He also announced the donation of 100% of his 10 months
salary from May 29, 2019 to date to his administration’s efforts to prevent the
spread of COVID-19.
“Whereas our state has no confirmed case of Coronavirus as
at now, we have been taking every step necessary to ensure we keep Kwara safe.
Such measures have included keeping our people at home while we ramp up
investments in our capacity to cope with this global health emergency,”
AbdulRazaq said in a statement issued by his chief press secretary Rafiu
Ajakaye.
“This time calls for sacrifice from everyone as humanity
needs all the help it can get. For this reason, I am hereby donating 100% of my
monthly salary since May 29, 2019 when I was sworn in to our efforts to prevent
this virus from getting to us, provide palliatives to our people, as well as
boost our capacity to cope if it ever comes.”
The Governor commended members of the Federal Executive
Council (FEC) for donating half of their monthly salary to the National efforts
to fight the virus.
“I single out my brother and sister Alhaji Lai Mohammed and
Senator Gbemisola Saraki, who are both ministers, for their roles in this
humanitarian gesture. And, on behalf of the people and government of Kwara
State, I express our deepest appreciation to Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu and Mr
Tony Elumelu for their generous donations to Kwara State,” the statement added.
“It is against this background that I appeal to all
well-meaning corporate bodies and individuals to emulate these great Nigerians
by joining our efforts in Kwara State. Donations can be made to the Kwara State
Technical Commitee. People may also donate food stuffs for release to the poor
people to further ease our campaign to keep the virus out of Kwara.
“Finally, I have directed the technical committee on
COVID-19 to begin distribution of palliatives, including food stuffs, to the
people this week even as I call on everyone to stay at home and stay safe and
maintain social distancing.”
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