The US president, Donald Trump, has promised to send ventilators to Nigeria to help in the battle against the COVID-19.
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, made this known during a media briefing of the Presidential Task Force on coronavirus update on Tuesday, 28th, April 2020.
However, disclosed that the US President, Donald Trump made the promise in a phone call with the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari earlier on Tuesday.
Lai Mohammed said;
“President Muhammadu Buhari today had a phone conversation with President Donald Trump, at the request of the American President. The conversation centred on Nigeria’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Buhari used the opportunity to brief the American President on the steps that Nigeria is taking to contain the spread of the disease.
For his part, President Trump assured that the United States stand in solidarity with Nigeria in this difficult time and promised to send ventilators to support the country in its fight against the pandemic.”
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