Leading
investment management company, Cititrust Group, has donated foodstuff
to the Lagos State government to support its efforts to curb the spread
of coronavirus in the state.
Cititrust
team, led by the Chairman of its COVID-19 Response Committee, Mr. Kunle
Adewole, presented the items to Ikeja Constituency 1 of the state,
through the member representing the constituency, Honourable Folajimi
Lai Mohammed, on Friday, April 10, in Ikeja.
Dignitaries
who witnessed event include Chief of Staff to Lagos State governor, Mr.
Tayo Ayinde; leading politicians, Dr. Yomi Finnih and Chief (Mrs) Kemi
Nelson; and Hon. Folajimi Lai-Mohammed, among others.
Adewole,
who spoke on behalf of the company’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr.
Yemi Adefisan, said Cititrust had made similar donations to the Osun
State government and governments of Kenya, South Africa and eight other
African countries.
Adefisan
said Cititrust donated the foodstuff comprising 1000 bags of rice, 100
cartons of noodles and 20 cartons of vegetable oil to support the state
government’s efforts in providing palliatives for the vulnerable to
cushion the effect of the lockdown.
He
further emphasised that it has been shown the world over that citizens’
attitude is very crucial to stopping the spread of the virus, and
therefore urged Nigerians to adhere strictly to all the directives of
government, particularly with regards to movement restriction, social
distancing and hand hygiene.
“We
urge our fellow citizens to adhere strictly to the precautionary
measures prescribed by the World Health Organization, the Federal
Government, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and the Lagos State
Government to successfully contain outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in
the country and completely eradicate it,” Adefisan added.
