Senators donate 50 percent of their salaries to support fight against coronavirus
Nigerian senators on Monday March 30, announced that they
will be donating 50 percent of their salaries from March to support the fight
against coronavirus in the country.
In a statement made available to newsmen by the upper
legislative chamber's spokesperson Godiya Akwashiki, the senate disclosed that
their monthly contribution would continue till the country is declared free of
the disease.
Akwashiki stated that the senate is willing and ready to do
whatever is required of the Legislature for the effectiveness of all the
measures in place now or that may be required in the future to win the fight
against coronavirus.
The statement reads;
“After due consultations following a keen review of the
national efforts to contain the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the Senate
wishes to announce that from March, 2020, Distinguished Senators will be
donating 50 per cent of their salaries to these efforts to stop the spread of
the disease, otherwise known as COVID-19, in our country.
“This monthly contribution from the Upper Legislative
Chamber will be sustained until Nigeria is declared safe from the ravages of
this deadly disease.
“The Senate commends the efforts of President Muhammadu
Buhari and the administration towards the goal of securing our nation against
this plague.
“The Senate commends all agencies of the Federal and state
levels for working in collaboration to protect public health across the
country. It also acknowledges the patriotic response of public-spirited
individuals and organisations who have contributed in one way or the other in
support of this fight.
“The Senate further appeals to the citizens to comply with
the directives on social distancing and observance of basic rules of hygiene as
explained by public health officials as the most effective way to protect
ourselves, families and country against COVID-19.
“This is a global adversity that is testing the wit and
resilience of mankind all over the world. By staying resolute and each of us
responsibly playing their role, COVID-19 like all epidemics before it will soon
be pushed into history.”
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