COVID-19: ADAMAWA ALGON DISTRIBUTES 1,166 HAND SANITIZERS, OTHER ITEMS

L-R: Hon. Jingi Rufai, ALGON Chair Adamawa State Presenting Items to Hon. Abdulkarim Bakala, Jada LGC


In a bid to support Government's efforts towards containing Covid -19 pandemic in Adamawa state, the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Adamawa state chapter has distributed assorted preventive items for onward distribution to the people at the grassroots.

According to ALGON, the gesture is in line with their joint efforts in assisting the government so as to prevent the pandemic from spreading to the state, insisting that the association found it imperative to support government in waging war against the disease.

The items, which were procurred by the association and distributed, including 1,166 assorted hand sanitizers, 100 packets of hand gloves and 50 packets of infrared thermometer.

Speaking while distributing the items for onward distribution to the beneficiaries, the Chairman ALGON, Hon. Jingi Rufai said that the LGC Chairmen are fully aware of the disease that is currently ravaging and threatening the existence of humanity.

Hon. Rufai who is also the Executive Chairman Mubi South LGC noted with concern how the disease has brought the whole world to a standstill, explaining that it was in view of the spread of the disease that the association found it necessary to support the relentless efforts of the government in containing it.

He disclosed that the association under his leadership donated the preventive items to complementing Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri's efforts in sensitising the general public, creation of isolation centres and provision of palliatives among others.

The ALGON Chairman pointed out that the association believes that the items will go along way in assisting people at the grassroots, urging on the citizens to remain resolute, law abiding and strictly adhere to government's order in avoiding crowded areas, hand shake and observe regular hand washing and social distancing.

Responding while collecting the items on behalf of their LGCs, the Executive Chairmen of Jada and Toungo, Abdulkarim Bakala and Kefas Calvin, appreciated the leadership of ALGON for the gesture and promised to judiciously distribute the items to their electorate.