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Brace up for tough times afte

COVID-19, NGO advises
Nigerians
Published 3 hours ago on April 24, 2020
By SALISU SANIIDRIS

An NGO, DSK Foundation, on Friday,  advised Nigerians t

brace up for tough times after the Coronavirus (COVID-1
pandemic.

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Chief David Kente, Chairman of the Foundation a

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philanthropist, gave the advice during a news conf
Abuja.

Kente said the Nigerian society and world at large

not be the same again after the battle against COV
must have been won.

He said that COVID-19 was real and not a scam a

peddled by some groups, adding that Nigerians sh
more bothered about the aftermath of the pandem

“No matter how long Coronavirus lingers, it will be defeated and as an economist and busines
the implication of the current situation is that the economy will be highly affected as a result of
pandemic.

“The fact that for almost a month now, production and

distribution have stopped in Nigeria, is an indication that
hard time is ahead

“This requires the setting up of a strong think tank by the

Federal and state Governments to draw a blueprint and
reassess the economic policies, then come up with a new
major programme that will assist the economy,” he said.

He said that with the current low price of crude oil in the
international market, things were definitely going to be
tough in the country.

He added that only strong people and institutions would survive the backlash because,, severa
and businesses would be affected.

He said Nigerians should support their families by involving in agricultural production, no matte
little the scale

Kente, who is also a member, representing Taraba state in the North East Development Comm
(NEDC) said that the DSK Foundation was breaking barriers of poverty among widows, orphan
vulnerable.

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He said the goal of the foundation was to contribu

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well being of the rural people and the urban poor
communities, by initiating ideas and programmes
the challenges of their day to day activities.

Kente said the foundation had empowered 2,000 y

and 4,200 women for small scale business enterp
Taraba state and provided several intervention on
education, health and basic amenities to rural dw
the IDPs.

He disclosed that the NGO was also packaging R

palliatives for the Muslim communities in Taraba so as to provide relief during this fasting perio

Edited By: Chioma Ugboma/Sadiya Hamza (NAN)

RELATED TOPICS: # BRACE # COVID # DSK # IDP # NGO # NIGER # NIGERIANS

# NORTH EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NEDC) # TARABA

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