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Jimoh Ibrahim Donates N40 Million To Ondo COVID-19 Funds

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Zainab Sanni

The Chairman of NICON Group, Jimoh Ibrahim, has donated the sum of N40 million to the Ondo State Government to support the state in combating the spread of coronavirus.

Ibrahim made the donation in Akure, Ondo State capital and urged Governor Akeredolu to consider the pandemic a mega project. He called on the governor to look at ways private hospitals can be included in the efforts to curtail the disease.

He said: “This is a pandemic we cannot play with. We are going to help six states build medical capacity hat is dangerous.

“The government alone cannot fight this virus. We don’t have data. We need data on who have developed symptoms for the virus. If we treat those set of people, they may not graduate to coronavirus.

“We want the government to identify private hospitals in the local government that could test patients.

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“I will suggest we consider COVID-19 a mega project. Identify reasonable well set up private hospital to make them part of centre for testing. If the patients are positive, they could be referred for treatment.

“Declare in cabinet that COVID-19 is a mega project. You will construct bridges and roads and nobody to use them after losing 50 percent of the population. You better not construct the roads and save the citizens.

“What is key in COVID-19 is data but we don’t have those data. What is key to management of epidemics is data. How can we have the data if those centres are not available at the local level. These centres will be able to handle data of those with symptoms.

“As NICON Group, we are looking at how to help six states in the country but charity begins at home.”

Governor Akeredolu expressed appreciation for the gesture and said Ibrahim’s suggestions would be looked into.

“As part of your philanthropic posture, you have come to donate N40m to the COVID-19 account. We have not had many people who have done this. A few has done something else. Few banks have given us money. We will utilise this money for the purpose.

“We have established isolation centres in our three senatorial districts. We will look at your suggestion to involve private hospitals. We will look into it. It is a wonderful idea.” He said.

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