AbdulRazaq donates 10 months’ salaries to fight COVID- 19 in Kwara

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has rallied support for the state’s campaign to keep Coronavirus (COVID-19) out of the state.

The Governor also announced the donation of 100% of his 10 months’ salary from May 29, 2019 to date to his administration’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Abdulrazaq spoke through his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Sunday, the Daily Times reports. He said: “Whereas our state has no confirmed case of Coronavirus as at now, we have been taking every step necessary to ensure we keep Kwara safe.

“Such measures have included keeping our people at home while we ramp up investments in our capacity to cope with this global health emergency.

“This time calls for sacrifice from everyone as humanity needs all the help it can get. For this reason, I am hereby donating 100% of my monthly salary since May 29, 2019”.