The President spoke when he received in audience the Co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill Gates, and President of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Monday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, while saluting the courage and commitment of Bill Gates in working for humanity, Tinubu also commended the partnership with Aliko Dangote Foundation. The President said his administration would do all that is required to make their work in Nigeria and Africa successful, particularly in the areas of eradicating polio, measles, malaria and other diseases from the continent.The President praised Bill Gates’ efforts in the area of Climate Change and in eradicating polio and malaria from Africa.