The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has joined hands with the federal government to fight the war against COVID-19 pandemic by donating goods worth N10 million to the Presidential Task Force on the control of the disease.
Receiving the materials, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who is also the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force, expressed gratitude to the Church for the donation.
He said the donation came at the right time and would go a long way in assisting medical/l and health workers in the fight against the pandemic.
He said the Anglican Communion was among the first to advise its adherents to fully obey all instructions of government with regards to congregational meetings and the stay-at-home order.
“the Anglican Church is one Church that has already told its members to stay at home so as to overcome the pandemic,” he said.
The SGF also commended the efforts of the Church in the provision of palliatives to its members and others.
In his remarks, the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba, said that the Church is giving support to federal and state governments in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
He said the response of the Church to COVID-19 was in three areas – Spiritual, Physical and Material.
In the spiritual aspect, he said the Church would intensify prayers on behalf of the country to ensure the healing of the land.
On the physical aspect, the primate said he had directed all the Bishops in the dioceses and parishes to build food banks for distribution of food to indigent people.
On the material provision, he said the support of the Church is in the provision of medical consumables which have been procured and are being released to the federal and state governments.
