Oyo State Government said on Thursday that the curfew imposed on the state following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic is still in force.
The government noted the general public will be carried along if there here be. review of the curfew
The government had imposed a 7pm to 6 am curfew instead of full lockdown of the state to limit people’s movement
The Governor Seyi Makinde administration said it has hit the N200million mark from donors to the Endowment Fund opened to generate financial support in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking through the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the government said it would inform the public if there would be a review of the curfew.
Adisa said barely a week after the Oyo State COVID-19 Endowment Fund was set up, donations from corporate organisations, religious groups and individuals from within and outside the State have continued to flow in.
He named a former governor of the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Alhaji Yekini Adeojo and Mr. Remi Oseni as some of the individuals who have donated, while First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Adron homes, Christ Apostolic Church, Nigeria Baptist Convention, Seven-Up Bottling Company, among others are corporate donors.
Adisa said: “Besides the cash donations, some groups, corporate entities and individuals have also made donations such as foodstuffs, drinks and other items worth millions of Naira to the state’s Food Security and Emergency Task Force.
“Some of the food items donated include rice, beans, garri, yam and vegetable oil, among others.
“Other items donated to the state government include sanitisers, medical items, knapsack sprayers and buckets.
“Details of the donations have been published on Oyo State website: www.oyostate.gov.ng as at April 8, 2020. The Kola Daisi Foundation and Protogy Global Services donated N1million each.”
Other donations, according to Adisa, included those of the PDP candidate for the Ibadan North House Federal Constituency House of Representatives seat, Chief Ademola Omotoso, who donated N500,000; Seven-Up Bottling Company (N500,000) and Muraina Abdullahi (N500,000).
“Updates from the Food Security and Emergency COVID-19 Task Force, which is responsible for receiving food donations, also show that organisations and individuals including NPG Farms, Farm Connect Agribusiness Industry Ltd, Fan Milk PLC, Agro Park, Niji Farms, SUMAL Foods Ltd, Nigerian Baptist Convention and WEMA Bank donated food items.
“Other donations came from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Dr. Sola Adeduntan, a director with First Bank PLC, Dr. Kola Adesina, Group CEO, Saharan Power, Lagos, CAPS Feed, Seven-Up Bottling Company, Poultry Association of Nigeria, Oyo State chapter, IBEDC and Glister Success Ltd.”
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