The Embassy of Lebanon in cooperation with its Lebanese community in Abuja has initiated a Voluntary Fund to donate food items and consumable products to the FCT Task Force on COVID-19.
Now that the Fund has reached its target, HE Mr. Houssam Diab, the Ambassador of Lebanon to Nigeria together with a group of representatives of the Lebanese community in the FCT is meeting with the Honorable Minister Mallam Muhammed Musa Bello, on Wednesday 22, April 2020, to hand over the donations consisting of the following items:
Rice 6000 bags 5kg
Flour 600 bags 50kg
Spaghetti 500 cartons
Tomato paste 800 cartons
Soya oil 3000 pieces / 250 cartons
Palm oil 1875 pieces / 150 cartons
Indomie 3900 cartons
Soap 455 cartons
Water 2000 cartons
This initiative by the Lebanese community towards their fellow Nigerian sisters and brothers residing in the FCT, is meant to alleviate the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the livelihood of the most vulnerable amongst the Nigerian FCT population, and to further consolidate the palliative measures taken by the Honorable FCT Minister and his task force in this respect.
Furthermore, this move complements similar donation initiatives that have been taken by the Lebanese community in Nigeria at large and in Lagos, Kano and Portharcourt in particular, as a token of loyalty and appreciation from the Lebanese community to their second country Nigeria and to the great people of Nigeria who have embraced them as their own.
The Embassy of Lebanon in Abuja together with the Lebanese community take this opportunity to thank His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari, the Federal Government, the Honorable Minister Mallam Muhammed Bello and the FCT team for their exceptional efforts confronting the Corona Virus pandemic while keeping the FCT and Nigeria safe.
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