Anglican Communion Donates N10m Items to PTF

The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has made a donation of medical consumables worth N10 million to the federal government to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

The donation was received by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, who is also the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.

Mustapha expressed gratitude to the Church for the donation, adding that the donation came at the right time and would go a long way in assisting medical/health workers in the fight against the pandemic.

He noted further that the Anglican Communion was among the first to advise its adherents to fully obey all instructions of the government with regard to congregational meetings as well as the stay-at-home order.

The SGF also commended the efforts of the Church in the provision of palliatives to both its members and others in a period in which Nigerians are in dire straits.

Speaking earlier, the Primate of the Anglican Communion Church of Nigeria, His Grace, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, said the Church is giving support to both the federal and state governments in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

The primate stated that the Church would also intensify prayers on behalf of the country to ensure the healing of the land, while all the bishops in the dioceses and parishes have been directed to build food banks to distribute food to indigent people.

On the material provision, he noted that the support of the Church is in the provision of medical consumables which have been procured and are being released to both the federal and state governments.