The Federal Government has called on philanthropists and wealthy Nigerians to continue to support it through humanitarian intervention in all sectors of the country.
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, made the call at the flag-off of the first batch of 14 containers of medical equipment/supplies from MedShare Atlanta and 11 containers of books/educational materials from Books for Africa Atlanta Warehouse, USA.
The medical equipment and educational materials are set for shipment to Nigeria to aid the actualisation of health and educational programmes of the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation.
A statement by a member of the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation, Sir Tony Obi, made available to EnviroNews in Abuja on Sunday, September 29, 2019 disclosed that, within the next 12 months, the Foundation would facilitate the procurement, shipment and distribution of 100 (40ft) containers each of medical equipment/supplies and books/educational materials to Nigeria.
The materials and equipment are meant for distribution to federal, state, military/police hospitals on one hand and schools, colleges, universities and public libraries on the other hand.
Speaking further, the minister noted that President Muhammed Buhari was delighted with the humanitarian interventions of Sir Emeka Offor Foundation, especially in the areas of health and education.
According to Ehanire, the various interventions by the Foundation would impact positively on the primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare initiatives of the government.
He, therefore, applauded Sir Emeka Offor Foundation’s overseas partners including MedShare Atlanta and Books for Africa for their various roles in facilitating the shipment of healthcare and educational materials to Nigeria.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Emeka Offor reiterated that if God continues to keep him alive, he would continue to intervene in critical areas of humanity to touch the lives of challenged communities.
He called on wealthy Nigerians and corporate organisations to continue to support major areas of the Nigerian economy in order to provide succour to the less privilege in all nooks and crannies of the country, maintaining that the government cannot do everything alone.
The Federal Government delegation that attended the flag-off of the first batch of 14 containers of medical equipment/supplies and educational materials included the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Health Abdullaziz Mashi and Consul General of Nigerian Mission in Atlanta, Aishatu Aliyu Musa.
By Hassan Dan Maryam
