Television Nigerian

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)  on Tuesday handed over some medical equipment to the Ogun State government, as part of its contributions to the fight against coronavirus pandemic in the State.

Handing over the equipment on behalf of the General Overseer of the RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, at the Redemption Camp along Lagos Ibadan Expressway, the Assistant General Overseer, Administration and Personnel, Pastor Johnson Funso Odesola said the medical equipment was part of the contributions of the church leadership to government’s efforts to control the spread of COVID 19 in the State.

Items donated to the state government included two ventilators, two Intensive Care Unit bed (ICU), two Infusion pumps, one vital signs Monitor and one  suctioning machine

Adeboye said the RCCG has been in the forefront of the efforts to manage the effects of COVID 19 through direct support to government, donations of surgical face mask, hand gloves and hand sanitizers.

He added, “to help cushion the effect of the lockdown on Nigerians, irrespective of their tribes and religion, the RCCG in the last two weeks has distributed not less than 20,000 (1kg) bags of rice and other food items to the indigent.

Receiving the donation on behalf of the state government, the State Deputy Governor, Engr Noimot Salako-Oyedele appreciated the support of the RCCG contributions to the State government’s fight against coronavirus, saying that the medical equipment will go a long way in the State efforts in fighting the pandemic.

She said, “On behalf of the State Governor,  Prince Dapo Abiodun, I extend gratitude to the RCCG, for this wonderful support to the government efforts towards curtailing to the challenges of COVID 19 in our state” .

” As you all know, this is a rapidly developing situation all over the world and we have had to respond to this unprecedented situation in the State”.

She added that “what the RCCG has done today has been a big boost to our preparedness to be able to cope with the disease. These are pieces of equipment you cannot get for money or gold these days because everybody across the world is looking for them” .

“By this donation, RCCG has put us at a better advantage to be able to manage the pandemic”.

She added “I was also pleased to hear from the Assistant General Overseer about the donation of mask, hand sanitizers, and also supporting the poor and indigent across the country and also in our state with food items and other relief materials”.

“This has also assisted in alleviating the effect of the lockdown on our people and ease the government load at this unprecedented time”.

Following the lockdown necessitated by the need to control and contain the spread of the rampaging coronavirus, and its attendant effects of the people, the Lawmaker representing Umuahia North State Constituency and the Deputy Chief Whip of Abia State House of Assembly, Hon Kelechi Onuzuruike, has joined other sons of Ohuhu nation to donate relief materials worth over N4.5m to the indigents and widows of the area.

Donating the materials to the people through the President General of Ohuhu Welfare Union, Sir Obi Aguocha in his residence on Sunday, Onuzuruike said, “As a matter of responsibility, I have in the last one week been in touch with our brothers and sisters in Europe, United States, Asia and other parts of Africa including those in Abuja, Lagos and other places across the nation to check on them to make sure they are safe. I am aware of the hardship and challenges the government order of a lockdown as a means of checkmating the spread of coronavirus has brought upon us as a people, but it is a bitter pill we must all swallow to stay alive. It is in the light of this that I went into partnership with my senior brother, Dr. Aham Uko (the state commissioner for finance) and Hon. Hope Uwaga (a commissioner at the Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, ASOPADEC) to donate these relief materials of bags of rice, tubers of yam and protective materials to be shared to the less privileged and the vulnerable in our society through our President General, Sir Obi

“God willing and if we stick to the instructions of the government, maintain social distancing, avoid handshakes, wash our hands with soap as often as possible under running water, use our hand sanitizers and avoid crowded places, we will overcome this pandemic”

On receiving the relief materials on behalf of the people, the President General, Sir Obi Aguocha, thanked the donors for their kind gestures and asked that other sons and daughters of the area emulate the good gestures by also coming forward with similar gestures. He also donated 200 packs of 5kg rice as his own contribution to the relief gesture and immediately set up two committees: the Ohuhu COVID-19 Relief Fund and COVID-19 Committee, to coordinate and share the donated materials to the needy in the area.

Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum

The Borno Government on Sunday said it would resettle 28 displaced communities from Lake Alau back to their homes following the return of relative peace.

Gov. Babagana Zulum disclosed this during a working visit to Alau village near Maiduguri.

Zulum said that his trip to the agrarian communities was to explore how irrigation activities can be restored in order to create means of livelihoods for the people, when they fully returned.

”We are purposely here to look into ways we can bring back irrigation activities along the shores of this lake Alau.

“As we know, 28 communities were displaced, and we will look into the possibility of resettling our brothers and sisters.

“The military is very committed, we will liaise with them to ensure sustained security of lives and property.

“We are looking at the possibility to dig trenches to surround all the communities while the government of Borno state with partner with the security to strengthen protection to build their confidence when they returned.

“Military, police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Civilian JTF and the hunters are very important; we will provide logistics to them but most importantly key into their plans to enable people start their social economic life,” Zulum said.

The governor said that resettling of the IDPs became imperative in view of their growing numbers which remain a burden on the government.

“We have a population of over three million people in Maiduguri. Life without food is not possible. We are aware of the challenges following the outbreak of the COVID-19, but we are having a bigger COVID-19, which is hunger.”

Zulum commended President Muhammadu Buhari for providing irrigation equipments to the state, adding that the government will also provide more tools like water pumps and fishing equipment.

NAN reports that the governor also inspected Alau Water Pump, Station and Maiduguri water treatment plant to access the level of rehabilitation carried out in the facilities.

Zulum said he was delighted by the quality of work undertaken by the management and staff of the ministry of water resources.

“I am happy with what I have seen here, you have done a very good job. Sustainable, potable water remains critical to our administration,” Zulum said.