Billionaire businessman, Mike Adenuga through his Michael Adenuga Foundation (MAF), has fulfilled its N1 billion donation to the Federal Government to fight against the dreaded COVID-19 in the country.
This is coming after billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola redeemed his pledge days after pledging to support the fight against Coronavirus in Nigeria.
Otedola shared a post to confirm that he fulfilled his promise to donate 1Billion Naira to fight Covid-19. He posted a confirmation which was published by the Central bank of Nigeria.
My word is my bond and this has always been the bedrock on which my life is based. I salute the other contributors listed above who have honoured their pledge and call on those who are yet to fulfill their own pledges to this noble cause that will undoubtedly save lives …F.Ote💲
— Femi Ote$ (@realFemiOtedola) April 5, 2020
In a subsequent post on both his Instagram page and Twitter handle, the former Forte Oil Chairman also called out those who are yet to fulfill their donation including Adenuga.
Not yet redeemed! Let our word be our bond, and redeem pledges to the Coalition Against Covid-19. The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday, April 3, listed a few donors yet to redeem their pledges. I encourage them to fast-track this intervention. Every life counts! @cacovidng pic.twitter.com/OxmeJLl0tH
— Femi Ote$ (@realFemiOtedola) April 6, 2020
However, checks by TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) revealed that an acknowledgement letter published shows that Mike Adenuga fulfilled his pledge on April 3rd.
So far, 37 private citizens, as well as corporate organizations, have donated over 15 billion to the account which is being managed by the Central Bank of Nigeria.