The Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti and Grand Patron of Ekiti State COVID-19 Response Resource Mobilisation Committee, Aare Afe Babalola, has donated N100million and 800 bags of rice in support of the state government’s war against the coronavirus pandemic.
Frontline lawyer and member of the committee, Chief Wole Olanipekun, also donated a ventilator and N10 million to the cause.
A statement by the Secretary of the Committee, Mrs. Margaret Fagboyo, in Ado Ekiti on Friday stated that the two donations were announced during the committee’s first virtual meeting on Thursday.
Fagboyo stated that the meeting presided over by the Committee Chairman, Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, had in attendance Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, Babalola, the patrons who are past governors Adeniyi Adebayo, Ayodele Fayose and Chief Segun Oni, and 43 other members.
According to her, the meeting was convened for members to discuss the committee’s mandate, which includes mobilization of resources, direct funding campaigns for COVID-19 response, as well as identifying and soliciting effective funding channels/sources.
She said, “The committee chairman, patrons, and other members applauded Governor Fayemi for the initiative and commended him for putting politics aside and bringing Ekiti sons and daughters in diverse groups to serve the State in the war against the COVID-19 pandemic”.
Fagboyo stated that the meeting also announced the composition of five sub-committees to work on different areas of the committee’s activities.
She said, “It was also agreed that the Central Working Committee under the leadership of the chairman, will receive periodic reports from the sub-committees and coordinate the overall activities of the committee.
“The sub-committees are: the Central Working Committee with Adelusi-Adeluyi as chairman; Medical Logistics and Project Nomination Committee with Dr Tunji Olowolafe as chairman and Dr Adedamola Dada as co-chairman; Fund Raising Committee with Mr Gbenga Oyebode as chairman and Chief Wole Olanipekun as co-chairman.
“Others are: Federal Government Institutions with Mr Femi Falana as chairman and Sir Remi Omotosho as co-chairman and Development Finance Committee with Mrs Folusho Olaniyan as chairperson and Chief Bayo Awosemusi as co- chairman.
“It was also agreed that the tenure and role of the committee would be extended beyond COVID-19 to address other critical issues now and in the future”.
