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The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) has donated medical items, including personal protective equipment (PPE), to the Edo government to check the spread of the ailment in the state.
Worth millions of naira, the goods were handed over to the deputy governor and chairman of the state’s COVID-19 Response Committee, Philip Shaibu.
The supplies include 166 cartons of hand sanitizer, 83 cartons of hand wash, 100 sets of PPE and five cartons of facemasks.
Others are 50 packs (5,000 of hand gloves) and 300 tubes of disinfectant wipes, among others.
The Manager, Community Relations of the company, Dahiru Abubakar, said the donation was part of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) subsidiary’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) obligations to its host communities.
He added: “Management thought it wise to make available items to complement the state government’s efforts in curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
“This is the first phase of the intervention in the journey to ensure that COVID-19 is eliminated in the state and the nation at large.
“Aside from this presentation, we are making here today, we are going to extend this donation to all states where NPDC operates.”
Responding, the deputy governor called for similar gestures from other public-spirited organisations and well-meaning Nigerians to combat the pandemic.
