CACOVID has presented security equipment and protective gears to the Nigerian Government.
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| CACOVID presents security equipment and protective gears to the Nigerian Government at the Presidential Villa, Abuja |
The “Private Sector Task Force” made the presentation at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in a ceremony attended by President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Chairman and CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote; Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele; and Heads of Security and Intelligence Agencies.
According to the official website of CACOVID:
The Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) is a Private Sector task force in partnership with the Federal Government, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) with the sole aim of combating Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.
This task force is tasked with pulling resources across industries to provide technical and operational support while providing funding and building advocacy through aggressive awareness drives.
Vision: To eradicate COVID-19 from Nigeria and Africa at large
Mission: Collaborating with the Government to provide direct support to private and public healthcare’s ability to respond to the crisis by providing funds to set up several testing, isolation and treatment centers in all geo-political zones; aggressively increasing general public’s awareness, education and buy-in to prevent panic and resulting chaos.
Funding Committee: Responsible for funding and raising funds for the efforts:
Godwin Emefiele, Aliko Dangote, Herbert Wigwe, Abdulsamad Rabiu, Femi Otedola, Folorunso Alakija, Jim Ovia, John Coumantaros, Raj Gupta, Segun Agbaje, Tony Elumelu, Modupe Alakija & Folorunso Alakija.
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