Humanitarian arm of the CBN Africa Network, Operation Blessing, has donated a handwashing station to the Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Red Cross to support efforts aimed at curtailing the spread of Covid-19.

Development Diaries learnt that the Head of Partners Relations at CBN Africa, Enoch Oyeduntan, said at the commissioning of the pedal-controlled station that the donation was necessary as more Covid-19 cases were still being recorded across the country.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has so far recorded over 50,000 cases of Covid-19 in the West African country, and more than 1,000 deaths have been reported.

Oyeduntan said, ‘It is very important we care about the lives and safety of the rural dwellers considering the astronomical rate at which the pandemic is consistently growing in the country, and also the hygiene deficiency in this type of environment.

‘The Red Cross society here in Makoko area of the state is very strategic, as the people definitely look up to them especially in this period.

‘This initiative would help in further curbing the spread of the virus, especially as regards Makoko dwellers and visitors, and would facilitate a bit of hygiene orientation and consciousness among them’.

The Secretary, Nigerian Red Cross, Lagos State Branch, Olakunle Lasisi, thanked the organisation for the donation, stating that he was optimistic that the donation would go a long way in helping the members of the community in maintaining safety hygiene and keeping themselves safe from the ravaging pandemic.

‘We receive this kind donation with a heart of gratitude and we say a big thank you to Operation Blessing, and partners of the 700 Club and CBN Africa in general’, he said.

For more than 40 years, Operation Blessing, according to information on its website, has been providing hunger relief, medical care, clean water, and disaster relief to millions of people around the world.

Source: THISDAY

Photo source: Nigerian Red Cross