Katsina raises N241m in coronavirus donations

Katsina State COVID-19 Emergency Response Committee said it has so far raised over N241 million in donations from philanthropists and organisations in the state.

Alhaji Mannir Yakubu, the state’s deputy governor and chairman of the committee disclosed this at a press conference on Friday in Katsina.

He said N207.5 million of the amount was already domiciled in the committee’s UBA account while the remaining N33.5 million were pledges.

Yakubu said that the committee had expended N172.7 million on the establishment of well-equipped isolation centres at the Federal Medical Centre, General Amadi Rimi Specialists Hospital and 160 capacity isolation centre at the IDPs camp, all in Katsina.

He also said that the committee spent part of the money on fumigation of public places, including markets, mosques, and churches as well as to provide water tanks and sanitary materials to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state.

The money, Yakubu said, was also used for training of health workers to take care of COVID-19 patients and in providing them with allowances to enhance their performance.