President Bola Tinubu has pledged to give priority attention to the health and safety of Nigerians, noting that for any country to develop, the health of its people, particularly the workforce, is critical.
The President said this Monday when he received in audience the Co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, and billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
While saluting the courage and commitment of Bill Gates in working for humanity, the President commended the partnership with Aliko Dangote Foundation.
A statement issued by the president’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy Dele Alake quoted Tinubu as saying that 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.
The President praised Bill Gates’ efforts in the area of campaign for a better environment and in eradicating polio and malaria from Africa.
He, however, told the philanthropist that the West needed to hear more from him as regards the plight of the developing countries, saying “you have all it takes to help developing nations more.”
Dangote told journalists after the visit that the visit to the Villa was to brief the President on the activities of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Aliko Dangote Foundation, highlighting their commitment to improving the health sector in Nigeria.
Dangote expressed the Foundations’ willingness to cooperate 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 more state funds would be allocated to education, health, infrastructure, and other critical areas of the economy.
