By Adedapo Adesanya
Milk producing giant and makers of Peak and Three Crown milk, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, has donated N500 million to the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID).
The donation was announced in a statement signed by Mrs Oreoluwa Famurewa, the company’s director of corporate communications.
CACOVID is a collaboration between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the private sector to support the government in the fight against COVID-19.
The donation follows a recent donation of N100 million worth of Peak and Three Crowns milk products to support 100,000 families in low-income communities and vulnerable groups whose nutritional needs may be compromised by the lockdown.
Commenting on the donation, Mrs Moyo Ajekigbe, chairman of the board of directors, said: “The novel coronavirus pandemic is a global disaster that has cost the world thousands of lives and threatens its economic well-being.
“At FrieslandCampina WAMCO, we believe that everyone must come together to make a difference.
“If we all join hands with government and credible associations to provide substantial palliatives, critical medical supplies, and with the cooperation of every Nigerian through the adherence of precautionary measures, we will defeat the COVID-19. Hence our donation of products and funds.”
The statement also quoted Mr Ben Langat, the managing director of the company, as encouraging Nigerians to unite and defeat the pandemic, saying the company will continue to contribute its quota in the fight.
Modupe Gbadeyanka