President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that that the
coronavirus pandemic is yet to reach its peak
Buhari warned against laxity in the fight against the
pandemic and charged the ECOWAS Commission to come up with an economic recovery
plan to help member-states to recover from COVID-19 shock.
He spoke on Thursday at a virtual meeting with the President
of the Commission, Jean Kassi-Brou.
Buhari promised to provide logistic support to enable the
sub-region receive and distribute procured and donated medical equipment using
Abuja as the hub for the distribution.
The Nigerian leader expressed ECOWAS appreciation for the
“swift interventions made to the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) and
the Africa Centre for Disease Control by the Jack Ma Foundation.”
He commended development partners such as the European
Union, African Development Bank, France and Germany for their “financial
contributions in the procurement of medical supplies.”
Speaking, Kassi-Brou advocated additional strategies to
assist the sub-region in fighting the health and economic impact of COVID-19.
He listed them as advocacy at continental and global levels
including the G20, World Bank, United Nations and the African Development Bank,
to get their support to negate the health and economic damage to the ECOWAS
sub-region.
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