President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigeria’s commitment to the ongoing global efforts to halt the spread of Novel Coronavirus Disease pandemic.
He made the commitment in the solidarity messages to leaders of three diplomatic allies of Nigeria, which had recently become victims of the outbreak, pledging Nigeria’s unbroken solidarity with them.
The President sent messages to Presidents Hassan Rouhani and Moon Jae-in of Iran and South Korea respectively, and the Prime Minister of Italy, Guiseppo Conte, expressing the Federal Government’s sympathies with them.
In the messages, as captured in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari said the Nigerian government will continue to diligently carry out its duty to the international community by ensuring that the spread of the disease is curtailed.
The President also encouraged Nigerians to continue to show support to citizens of all the countries who are resident in Nigeria.
