President Donald Trump on Tuesday had a telephone conversation with the President, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari [retd.], and declared support for Nigeria on the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

The Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this at the daily media briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19.

He said the US president promised to send across ventilators to Nigeria.

He said,

“President @MBuhari today had a phone conversation with President Donald Trump, at the request of the American President. The conversation centred on Nigeria’s response to the #COVID19 pandemic”-HMIC, Alh. Lai Mohammed

“President Buhari used the opportunity to brief the American President on the steps that Nigeria is taking to contain the spread of the disease.

“For his part, President Trump assured that the United States stands in solidarity with Nigeria in this difficult time and promised to send ventilators to support the country in its fight against the pandemic. President Trump also extends his best regards to the people of Nigeria.”