Presenting the machines to the State Governor at Government House, Port
Harcourt, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi said the machines which are
locally fabricated as part of efforts to combat the coronavirus disease
in the country.
Represented by a member of Ooni of Ife COVID 19 Taskforce, Princess
Fadekemi Fadojutimi, the Yoruba Monarch said the machines which use
sodium hydrochloride solution would assist the state government
alongside other measures put in place to contain the pandemic.
The Ooni of Ife commended the State Governor for his pragmatic approach
in the fight against coronavirus in the state.
Receiving the machines, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike
thanked the Ooni for the kind gesture to the state government at a time
when all hands are on deck to fight the global pandemic.
Governor Wike who was represented by the State Commissioner for Health,
Professor Princewill Chike also commended the monarch for the patriotic
zeal which inspired him to make the donation.
The governor noted that the innovation that harnessed the talents of
youths to fabricate deserved to be emulated.
He urged Nigerian youths to use the COVID-19 period to look for
innovative ways to be productive in society.
Governor Wike noted that the machines would greatly boost the state
government’s current decontamination of all public places.
He pledged that the machines would be put into judicious use by the
relevant government agencies for the overall benefit of Rivers people.
The highpoint of the presentation exercise was a practical demonstration
on the use of the machines to decontaminate some parts of Government
House, Port Harcourt.