…As Zard holding, Central Abattoir, others make donations
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA – The Acting chairman of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, Prof. Temitope Alonge, has said that efforts of the state government at curbing the spread of the virus are yielding results.
Prof. Alonge told newsmen at the newly completed Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, Ibadan, that due to the efforts of the Task Force, cases of infection are not on the rise in the state.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted Prof Alonge as saying that the state was flagging off the training of health workers and volunteers to man strategic sections of the Olodo Centre on Saturday.
The disclosures were made on the heels of the growing interests by well-meaning individuals and companies who have been making donations to the State in cash and kind.
Alonge, who received a delegation of Zard Holdings at the Olodo Centre, appreciated the representatives of the company for making huge donations to the state in aid of its efforts to combat COVID-19.
The Group Property Manager of Zard Holdings, Prince Taiwo Oriowo while making the donation, said the organisation comprising Zartech, Sweetco and Kopek Construction Company, are interested in stopping the spread of COVID-19, adding that the items cost the organisations about N20million, saying that it is not too much to give back to the society.
He listed the items to include 100 hospital beds, pillows, mattresses, bedside lockers and drip stands among others.
Another contributor, the Central Abbattoir, Ibadan, represented by Mr Oladayo Oladipo also announced the donation of hospital beds, mattresses and other items worth N15 million Naira.
Prof. Alonge, who told journalists that it was expensive to fight coronavirus, said that the state government was determined to fight the virus by making significant financial commitments to all the eight units involved.
