Mixed Reactions Trail Ministry Of Finance’s Request For Ventilators From Elon Musk, Tesla Co-Founder
Mixed reactions have trailed Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning’s request for ventilators from Co-Founder of Tesla, Elon Musk after the latter posted that his tech company, Tesla is willing to give out FDA-approved ventilators to hospitals in urgent need of them.
The engineer and technology entrepreneur, Musk made this known on Wednesday through his official Twitter account.
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He also tweeted that he or his company Tesla should be contacted if any hospital is in dire need of the ventilators.
We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. Will ship to hospitals worldwide within Tesla delivery regions. Device & shipping cost are free. Only requirement is that the vents are needed immediately for patients, not stored in a warehouse. Please me or @Tesla know.
We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. Will ship to hospitals worldwide within Tesla delivery regions. Device & shipping cost are free. Only requirement is that the vents are needed immediately for patients, not stored in a warehouse. Please me or @Tesla know.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 31, 2020
The Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning through its official Twitter page had replied to Musk’s tweet, requesting for about 500 ventilators to assist the Country with Coronavirus cases arising everyday.
Dear @elonmusk @Tesla Federal Government of Nigeria needs support with 100-500 ventilators to assist with #Covid19 cases arising every day in Nigeria.
— Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning (@FinMinNigeria) April 1, 2020
This request has led to mixed reactions from Nigerians on Twitter.
See some reactions below:
Dear Elon, Nigeria – the most populous black nation in the world with a population of 200 million citizens is in need of all forms of support @Tesla can render in this trying times. Help us defeat #COVID19 with ventilators and we’d be forever be grateful. 🙏🙏🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 https://t.co/sSwZVR7NSO
— Daddy Fareed (@iam_ademuyiwa) April 2, 2020
Dear @elonmusk @Tesla , a number of African countries aren’t in your delivery region and are or will be in desperate need of these ventilators, please kindly consider this for the distribution of these ventilators. Thank you for making a difference 🙏🏾❤️ https://t.co/FLsYU8LWe3
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) April 2, 2020
The Nigerian goverment is openly begging Elon Musk for help. I am so embarrassed.
— Dr. Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) April 2, 2020
I have changed my position on this whole FG Bambiala debate.
— Kelvin Odanz (@MrOdanz) April 2, 2020
Elon Musk tweeted, announcing he has ventilators to be shipped worldwide, asked that he or Tesla be contacted via Twitter.
The FG did what other countries like Ukraine are doing: indicate interest to him on Twitter.
Nigeria is not the only country begging Elon Musk
— Tosin Olugbenga (@TosinOlugbenga) April 2, 2020
Ukraine, Spain, and even San Diego in the USA also asked Elon Musk.
Fine N50 billion was donated to the govt, this is not the time to focus on that, we need all the help we can get this critical time.
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Begging Elon Musk for help but will send twitter trolls to attack Nigerian entrepreneurs who employ Nigerians, create wealth and pay taxes, just because they criticised the government. Never knew this day would come.
— Dr. Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) April 2, 2020
Y’all should dead the “Ukraine too is begging Elon Musk for Ventilators” narrative.
Have we done half of what Ukraine has done so far? What have we done with the donations received?
Innoson offered this same government to produce ventilators but no one granted him audience.
— Wale Adetona (@iSlimfit) April 2, 2020
A country that budgeted 37B for NASS renovation shouldn’t be asking Elon Musk for ventilators on social media.
— Seyi 🐻 (@Seyi__) April 2, 2020
Nigeria went to drop account number under Elon Musk page for giveaway.
This is shameful.
After raising over 7billion in donations,
They are still looking for Tesla giveaway.I just love this government.
Ijoba Sinzu money.— #OurFavOnlineDoc 🛂 (@DrOlufunmilayo) April 2, 2020
More than 10 Billion Naira has been donated by corporates and HNIs in Nigeria to combat Covid-19, but the Ministry of Finance & Budget has reduced itself into Bambiala Twitter to beg Tesla owner Elon Musk for equipments.
This country does not deserve me I swear.
— Wale Adetona (@iSlimfit) April 2, 2020
Please let FGN participate in Elon Musk & Tesla’s ventilator giveaway.
It’s for our own good.
The abrupt increase in demand plus the lockdowns have created a shortage of ventilators globally.
Wealthy countries like the US & UK are also feeling the effects of the scarcity.
— Adunni Achebe (@_Adadioramma) April 2, 2020
1 ventilator is around $10,000 =N3.5m
500 ventilators that the corrupt government is begging Elon Musk for will just be N1.7b. They lied they shared N5bn to their so called poor people just yesterday. Hopeless & heartless Govt.
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) April 2, 2020
If Federal Government can openly participate in Elon Musk’s ventilator giveaway then me too I can participate in giveaways, keep your standards… everywhere red pass eye wey get Apollo.
— DREYLO. (@RealDreylo) April 2, 2020
Is this not the high time we asked where the Billions of Naira donation has been going to and what it’s being used for?
But the Ministry of Finance is under Elon Musk’s tweet begging for 500 Ventilators when they can afford thousands of it with the donations. 🤦♂️
— Duke of Ibadan 🀄️ (@AsiwajuLerry) April 2, 2020
It’s an embarrassment.
There are Nigerians that can contact Elon Musk and procure ventilators for Nigeria, armies only with an official letterhead from the FG.
A Nigerian sits on the board of Gavi, the largest public-private health partnership in the world, contact her. https://t.co/ddRlx4QZif
— Demola Olarewaju (@DemolaRewaju) April 2, 2020
Dear Elon Musk, each minister, governor, senator and house of rep. Member earn monthly enough money to buy 3 ventilators. To donate to this same govt that has been reaping off its masses would make you an accomplice of their corruption. Ignore their shameless plea sir. Thank you.
— Adeoye Abolaji (@AbolajiAdeoye) April 2, 2020
A unit of ventilator costs 1.8 Million Naira only. Total donations is more than 50 Billion so far yet Ministry of Finance is dropping account number under Elon Musk ‘s Giveaway tweet. Please where are all the donated money going to?
— DR.PENKING™ (@drpenking) April 2, 2020
Ministry of Finance openly begging Elon musk has to be the height of bambiala twitter
What a Federal embarrassment!!! pic.twitter.com/8Nlang9gnj
— Khal BUSSIE (@iam_bussie) April 2, 2020
I was prepared to jump on that Ministry of Finance handle “begging” Elon Musk for ventilators until I saw the Ukrainian embassy AND a former minister of health in Ukraine, “begging” as well.
— Temisan Okomi (@temiokomi) April 2, 2020
Extraordinary times.
Means we should all take a step back & observe before reacting…
Nigeria is not the only country begging Elon Musk
— Tosin Olugbenga (@TosinOlugbenga) April 2, 2020
Ukraine, Spain, and even San Diego in the USA also asked Elon Musk.
Fine N50 billion was donated to the govt, this is not the time to focus on that, we need all the help we can get this critical time.
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What are your thoughts on this?
