Emeka Offor Donates $10m To Fight River Blindness

Nigerian Philanthropist, Chief Emeka Offor, yesterday donated the sum of 10 million dollars to accelerate the Carter Centre’s efforts to eliminate River Blindness in Nigeria.

To that effect, the former US President, Mr Jimmy Carter, and Offor signed an agreement between the Carter Centre and Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) for a partnership to eliminate the disease from seven states in Nigeria.

Offor presented the cheque for the sum to Carter at the ceremony which held yesterday.