President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the European Union (EU) for donating N21 billion (50 million Euros) to support Nigeria’s efforts at controlling the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The president made the commendation when he received the EU delegation to the country, led by Mr. Ketil Karlsen, at the State House, Abuja.
Buhari said the donation would go a long way in supporting Nigeria’s efforts at controlling and containing the virus to prevent community spread.
“The money will also assist our efforts to revitalise the national health care systems,” Buhari said.
He also expressed Nigeria’s sincere condolences to the government and people of EU-member countries and families who lost their loved ones as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends and communities impacted. We are confident from history that the resilience of Europe and our global collective will enable us to emerge stronger from this tragedy.
“Although the EU is facing significant challenges due to this pandemic, I am indeed touched and grateful that the European Union still had the vision and foresight to remember its friends, partners and allies across the world,” he said.
The president also lauded EU on the recent launch of the “Team Europe” package to support countries in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic and its consequences.
According to him, the intervention, which is a collaboration between EU, its member states, and financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, would go a long way to ensure that the impact of the pandemic was controlled and contained.
