Pan-Igbo cultural and social group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Anambra State chapter, on Tuesday donated N200,000 and a bus to the state government for the fight against Coronavirus pandemic.
The state president, Mr. Damian Okeke-Ogene, who disclosed this while making the donation at the Government House, Awka, said the group provided its bus to assist in conveying materials needed for the fight from one point of the state to another.
According to him, the gesture was to express satisfaction with the proactive measures the government had taken to tackle the scourge, which he said, had contributed to the near-absence of the disease in the state.
He said: “We are here to make our widow’s mite of N200,000 to the state government, having seen the progress the state is making, especially the proactive measures of the governor.
“We also provided our bus for use. I personally decided to be the driver of the bus any time they need to convey materials to show how committed Ohanaeze is to the fight.”
Ogene further expressed satisfaction with the distribution of palliatives in the state, calling for more support from individuals and corporate organisations.
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“Although the palliatives may not be enough, the ones available have been reaching the people at the grassroots. The truth is that government alone cannot carry the load. They need to be assisted,” he added.
He also thanked the people for their calm disposition in the face of provocations, just as he appealed to the security agencies to be civil in handling the situation.
He said 90 percent of the people had been hungry, “and when they are hungry, they are angry, and can explode at any slighted provocations.”
He, however, stressed the need for the people to obey the orders of the government and avoid any form of lawlessness.
The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, in his response, thanked the Ohanaeze Ndigbo helmsman for the gesture, assuring him of judicious use of the donations.
