Chinese firm donates materials to Nigerian military to curb Coronavirus
The Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, received the items on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin on Monday at the Defence Headquarters.
While donating the items, the Managing Director of the company, Mr Liu Lung, said the donation was part of the company’s effort to assist Nigeria to defeat the scourge of COVID-19.
Lung said that the company had spent many
years in Nigeria, adding that whatever challenge that confront the
country would also affect the company.
According to him, the success in fighting this coronavirus is a common success because the problem has no colour. We are in Nigeria and we must unite and work to counter this challenge.
“At the first outbreak of this world
problem, our board instructed us immediately to procure 150,000
protective materials including face mask, hand gloves, glasses,
protecting seals and other materials for donation to Nigeria.
“Luckily, the first 50,000 has arrived and
so among the immediate donation we arranged part of them for defence.
We are glad to be here to hand over the materials to our brothers.
“I wish we should unite to ensure that
Nigeria wins this coronavirus war and I sincerely believe that what
China has achieved in the past two months in this war will be achieved
in Nigeria.
“I sincerely believe that Nigeria
is a country that whenever it is seriously working on something it will
achieve it and Nigeria has shown this in the past,” he said.
Responding, the Chief of Defence Staff
commended the firm for its commitment to supporting Nigeria in the fight
against COVID-19.
He congratulated the Chinese government for the way it had been able to substantially suppress the scourge of coronavirus.
Olonisakin added that the entire world needed to learn from China on how best to bring the challenge to a halt.
“The challenges of COVID-19 is just
temporal and as ravaging as it is, I believe that with the support we
are receiving from as well as other stakeholders, we will be able to
contain this challenges.
“We will bounce back and for us to be able
to live up to our optimum, we should be able to engage in various
activities that will strengthen the defence and security of our great
country.
“Once again let me thank you for this
wonderful equipment that you have donated to us. I believe that the
equipment that you have given to us will significantly boost our effort
and that is why we are glad,” he said.
Chinese firm donates materials to Nigerian military to curb Coronavirus
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