In his continuation of his support to fight coronavirus, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan, Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has donated two of his invented motorized fumigators and drones to the Lagos State Government.
The Monarch equally donated a large size drone sprinkler provided by FTS Drones Services to the state for aerial fumigation exercise.
During the presentation, the monarch commended the Lagos State Government for its efforts in combating the virus adding that the fumigators, which were locally fabricated are environmentally-friendly.
“The equipment converts the liquid sanitizer to fog, travels faster and stays longer to fight Corona and any other virus in the community. Our people should look inward for solutions that are social and local as the present situation calls for home-grown interventions to support our doctors and other frontline warriors”, he explained.
Receiving the materials, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu commended the foremost monarch for his efforts in ridding off Nigeria of Coronavirus pointing out that Ooni has really helped in the area of educating people on the reality of the virus and the need to provide local answer to the scourge.
Sanwo-Olu stated, “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”.
He concluded, “It is good that you are leading this conversation today. You are the first that would be able to tell our people that Covid-19 is real. You have shown we can also look inward and take up a local solution. 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”.
