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Aagbaakin Bashorun of Ibadanland Donates N10m to Oyo Govt

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The fight against COVID-19 in Oyo State has received a boost with the donation of N10 million to the state government by the Managing Director of Megamound, the Aagbaakin Bashorun of Ibadanland, Asiwaju Olumide Osunsina.

The donation, which is meant to assist the state government, Osunsina noted had been effective in curbing the spread of the pandemic. According to him, the broad and timely measures taken by the state government were highly commendabl­e and worthy of support as they have helped in alleviatin­g and containing the spread of the deadly virus.

Osunsina particular­ly commended the state Governor,

Seyi Makinde, for his resilience in catering for the wellbeing of the people despite the economic crunch occasioned by the pandemic, and reiterated his readiness to work conscienti­ously with him to overcome the challenge.

He equally pledged to join the governor, residents as well as the country to pray for an end to the spread of the virus.

The Megamound chief executive urged the people of Oyo State to demonstrat­e a high level of patriotism by strictly following directives by the government such as the use of face masks, regular hand washing and the use of hand sanitisers in order to reduce the spread of the disease.

In its efforts to lessen the hardship being experience­d by Nigerians as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adeleke Adebiyi Foundation has donated relief materials to the people of Idoani community in Ondo State.

Prince Adebiyi Adeleke Adedoyin, the founder of the Foundation, and an illustriou­s son of

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