Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has pledged to give priority attention to the health and safety of Nigerians.
Tinubu spoke when he received in audience, the
Co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill Gates, and President of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The President noted that for any country to develop, the health of its people, particularly the workforce, is critical.
While saluting the courage and commitment of Bill Gates in working for humanity, the President commended the partnership with Aliko Dangote Foundation.
According to him, his administration would do all that is required to make their work in Nigeria and Africa successful, particularly in the area of eradicating polio, measles, malaria and other diseases from the continent.
Tinubu, however, warned about the budgetary constraints and other issues around funding.
The President praised Bill Gates’ efforts in the area of Climate Change and in eradicating polio and malaria from Africa.
He told the philanthropist that the West needed to hear more from him with respect to the plight of the developing countries, saying “you have all it takes to help developing nations more.”
Dangote, in his remarks to the media after the visit, said the visit to the Villa was to brief the President on the activities of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Aliko Dangote Foundation.
He highlighted their commitment to improving the health sector in Nigeria.
Dangote expressed the Foundations’ willingness to co-operate further with the government in achieving its goals.
He seized the opportunity to commend the President for the removal of fuel subsidy, expressing confidence that the removal will make more funds available to education, health, infrastructure, and other critical areas of the economy.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
