National Leader of the Al Progressives Congress and former Lagos state governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has announced a donation N200 million towards the fight against Coronavirus in Nigeria.
Tinubu who made the announcement via Twitter, said the donation is to mark his 68th birthday which is today March 29.
He tweeted, “Today, but for COVID-19 we would, as we have done for the last twelve years, have celebrated this day with the Bola Tinubu Colloquium. This year we could not but by God’s grace we will do so again.
“The circumstances this year prevent us from gathering together to celebrate my birthday but I would still like to mark the occasion.
“That is why I have chosen today to announce that I will be making a donation of N200m to fight this deadly virus. Pursuant to this pledge, N100m will be made available to the government of Lagos State and another N100m to the NCDC to support their efforts in fighting COVID-19.
“Together, we will overcome this terrible disease.”