One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aides, Tolu
Ogunlesi, has said that the €50million grant from the European Union (EU), will
go to the United Nations’ Basket Fund recently launched in Abuja.
The EU on Tuesday, gave the Nigerian government the money to
help in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.
A total of 373 cases have been confirmed so far in the
country.
In reaction to the news, Ogunlesi tweeted: “The €50m EU
Funding just announced today (at a meeting with PMB) is going into the UN
Basket Fund launched recently in Abuja, and which is managed by the UN system
in Nigeria.”
According to the EU’s Ambassador, Ketil Karlsen, this is its
largest single contribution to the response in Nigeria and the largest support
that the EU is providing anywhere outside Europe.
“We heard your call for assistance and the EU has reacted
swiftly as a demonstration of our true partnership,” Karlsen said.
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