President Bola Tinubu has pledged to give priority attention to the health and safety of Nigerians, noting that for any country to develop, the health of its people, particularly the workforce, is critical.
The President spoke when he received the co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, and the President of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
While saluting the courage and commitment of Bill Gates to working for humanity, he commended the partnership with the Aliko Dangote Foundation.
The President said his administration would do all that is required to make their work in Nigeria and Africa successful, particularly in the area of eradicating polio, measles, malaria, and other diseases from the continent.
He, however, warned about budgetary constraints and other issues around funding.
The President praised Bill Gates’ efforts in the area of climate change and in eradicating polio and malaria in Africa.
Dangote, in his remarks to the media, commended the President for the removal of fuel subsidy, expressing confidence that more state funds would be allocated to education, health, infrastructure, and other critical areas of the economy.
