Billionaire Alakija donates to COVID-19 fight after being trolled for ‘donating prayer’
Billionaire oil magnate and the richest woman in Nigeria, Folorunso Alakija has succumb to public trolling by announcing a donation of N1 billion to support the fight against COVID-19.
In a Twitter statement on Monday, Alakija said she and her husband Modupe Alakija would be making the donation through their company FAMFA Oil Limited.
According to the statement, the donation is to be shared among – “Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) – N250m; Lagos State Government N250m; Africa Center of Excellence for Genomics and Infectious Disease N50m; Medical Workers on the Frontline in Lagos N100m; Medical Workers on the Frontline in Abuja N100m; Supply of medical equipment to relevant organisations N250m; and the Dr Stella Adadevoh Health trust Fund N5m.”
The statement added: “We will work with these organisations to determine their specific requirements in the furtherance of our collective fight against Covid-19. We will oversee the procurement of these products and facilities to ensure that our contribution is deployed in the most impactful way.”
Alakija’s donation is coming nine days after she was trolled on social media over her Twitter post on COVID-19. She had taken to Twitter on Saturday March 21, 2020 to share screenshots of a three-page document which she tagged as “Prophetic declaration and Prayer against COVID-19”.
The documents contained biblical texts and 18 prayer points against the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria and the world.
Shortly after she shared the tweet, she became a subject of internet trolling, as some netizens told her to keep the prayers and take similar actions other billionaires across the world are taking to support their nations and other nations.
“Prayer points are good, but what we need most at these times is good health care, equipments, Soap, Sanitizers, wipes,… This will help our bodies which is a window to the Soul. Thank You Ma,” a Twitter user wrote in the comment section of Alakija’s tweet.
Another wrote: “Jack Ma is donating medical equipment to Africa, ma you’re here sharing prayer points as if we all don’t know how to recite psalm 91 and 24. Faith without works is dead, what exactly are you doing to help Nigerians? Give back to the society during this trying times ma.”
