US Vows To Monitor Spending Of $32.8m COVID-19 Support Given To Nigeria

The United States of America has just spent $32.8m in order to support Nigeria’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and has also vouched to monitor the way the money is been utilized.

US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard confirmed this while also saying that the country has put in place ways of monitoring and also ensuring that the money is well utilized and also to avoid diversion of this funds.

The Ambassador had also revealed that there was nothing unusual in the evacuation of American Citizens from Nigeria as they want to reunite with their families after having exhausted their short stay in Nigeria.

The Ambassador also expressed satisfaction to the response of the Federal Government of Nigeria on their fight against the virus and the pandemic and had also assured that more financial technical support would be given to the country to continue to support the fight.