COVID-19: NNPC to extend delivery of medical facilities to states not covered
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured states that have not benefited from medical facilities and infrastructure support from her and her partners in the ongoing intervention initiative not to worry.
The corporation’s Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari, stated that the National Oil Company’s coordinated support would eventually reach them, explaining that inhabitants of the concerned states are a constituent of the 200 million Nigerians who are the shareholders of NNPC.
Mallam Kyari disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the inauguration of the Thisday Dome COVID-19 Testing, Tracing and Treatment Centre equipped by Industry stakeholders and other corporate bodies among which are the NNPC, Sahara Group, CA-COVID and China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC).
According to a statement by the NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, the NNPC is owned by the 200 million Nigerians.
He added that the NNPC has a primary responsibility to stand with the country and her citizens at any time to ensure that they fight COVID-19 together.
“We are doing this with the support and the guidance of the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, pulling together the entire Oil and Gas Industry to bring support to the country,” Mallam Kyari said.
He stated that in order to have a coordinated approach in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, the NNPC, as the leader in the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry, brought all her partners together to deliver medical consumables and infrastructure.
“One of the many things we did is to bring our partners on the table and one of our great partners is the Sahara Group with whom we have many businesses.
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“We have Downstream businesses and we also have Upstream businesses with the group. It is common knowledge that for every Oil and Gas business in Nigeria, NNPC is a partner, either as a direct equity holder or as a cash-contributing partner.
“Therefore, everything done in this Industry is with the support of the NNPC”, he added.
Earlier, the Chief Executive Officer of Sahara Group, Tope Shonubi, applauded the NNPC for the support extended to the group in providing medical equipment to humanity in the face of the global pandemic.
