Akwa Ibom State Government has rejected the ten vehicles donated to it by ExxonMobil for COVID-19 contact tracing in the state based on the reason that the vehicles were 'very old, and used.' It noted that the vehicles would not be able to withstand the rigors of contact tracing in the state. ExxonMobil had last
Akwa Ibom State Government has rejected the ten vehicles donated to it by ExxonMobil for COVID-19 contact tracing in the state based on the reason that the vehicles were “very old, and used.”
ExxonMobil had last Friday donated WHO-standard RNA COVID-19 test kits for 1,920 tests, 1000 units of sample collection kits, two brand new ambulances, and vehicles to the state government. But in a twist, the state government, in a statement on Sunday by the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Udoh and made available to our correspondent in Uyo, said its decision to reject the vehicles followed an evaluation of the vehicles and other donations to the state by the oil company.
“However, the state government has accepted the two ambulances and 20 hospital beds also donated by the oil company, despite the fact that the ambulances are converted buses while the beds are below the standard of those currently in secondary healthcare facilities in the state.
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