By KATO P. LADAN, Kaduna
Gombe State Task Force on COVID -19 has received additional donation of operational items from a Chinese firm, Ganan Construction Company.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity), to Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, Ismaila Uba Misilli.
It said that presenting the items to the Chairman of the Task force in Gombe, the Managing Director of the company, Mr. Xu Kan said the firm offered the donated items to contribute its quota in complementing the Gombe State government’s efforts in containing the covid-19 pandemic.
Mr. Xu believes this hard times of fighting the dreaded virus requires collective effort by both government and corporate bodies.
Items donated by the Chinese firm include 30,000 pieces of facemask, 4,800 pieces of methanol sanitizers and 40 containers of sprayers for environmental sanitation.
In his response, the Chairman, state Task force on covid -19, Professor Idris Mohammed thanked the Chinese construction giant for the gesture, assuring of transparent and judicious utilisation of the items donated.
The Task force Chairman used the occasion to urge the people of the state to continue to observe strictly the preventive measures against COVID-19 and comply with all the guidelines and medial expert’s advice, especially now that the country has entered into the community transmission phase.
