By Dayo Omoogun
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has continued to receive applause from various quarters for its consistent efforts geared towards the eradication of the pandemic.
Another round of applause came from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, Boss Mustapha on Sunday while receiving 20 ventilators donated by Ocea S.A, a France based company through the NNPC to bolster the fight against COVID-19 in Abuja.
A press release by NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, quoted the Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce as saying that the NNPC and her partners, almost on a weekly basis, have either donated medical consumables or commissioned medical infrastructure all in the fight against COVID-19.
“This is a hallmark of a national institution which, at this very challenging time of COVID-19, is filling the gap in the provision of the kind of things that the nation requires; the facilities that we need to put in place,” Mustapha stated.
Mustapha assured that the 20 ventilators would be put to good use for the benefit of Nigerians, maintaining that COVID-19 was a big challenge which required everyone’s support to the Federal Government to fight and defeat the pandemic.
He was hopeful that post COVID-19, the nation’s health institutions would receive the type of rebirth that the Federal Government desires, stressing that with the medical facilities on ground, the nation would have the capacity to combat any epidemic or pandemic thereafter.
The NNPC team which was led by the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari also had the Medical Director of NNPC Medical Services, Dr. Mohammed Zango. They both expressed their pleasure at the company‘s gesture.
Kunle Aluko of Mystrose Defence Systems Limited who delivered the donation to the NNPC on behalf of Ocea S.A., praised the PTF for her unwavering efforts to combat the pandemic.