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Ooni Of Ife Donates 3 Motorized Fumigators, Drone Sprinkler To Lagos State Government
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi Tuesday presented 3 locally made motorized modular fumigators to Lagos State Government as his contribution in the fight against the novel coronavirus global pandemic.
The monarch also handed over a large size drone sprinkler to the state Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The drone sprinkler-fumigator is meant for the aerial fumigation purposes.
The monarch said the fumigators, which were locally fabricated are environmentally-friendly. He stated that the equipment converts the liquid sanitizer to fog, travels faster, and stays longer to fight Corona and any other virus in the community.
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The Ooni said Lagos as the epicenter of the pandemic in Nigeria deserves all the support, commending Governor Sanwo-Olu for giving regular updates to Lagosians on the steps being taken by his government to contain the virus.
Sanwo-Olu expressed appreciation to the royal father, describing him as an enabler and a notable part of governance in Nigeria.
He added that Oba Ogunwusi has equally helped the government in educating the rural people not only on the presence of the pandemic as a reality and not a myth but also by encouraging them to provide a local answers to the scourge.
He said: “Thank you, your majesty, for showing our people the can-do spirit, thank you for using your office and institution as a strong enabler to be able to communicate and pass on this strong message to our citizens. You are a critical part of governance because you are one of our traditional institutions.
“I want to commend you, for using your office as an institution to let our people know that what we are going through is real, it is not something that anybody has conjured, but it is something we can come together and solve collectively.
“It is good that you are leading this conversation today. You are the first that would able to tell our people that COVID19 is real, you have shown we can also look inward and take up a local solution, and you have taken it upon yourself to not just sit back and criticize, but to give back and encourage our local industry and economy, to be very creative and see what kind of local solutions you can bring about.”
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