The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has warn all football viewing center operators in the state to desist from opening their centers for business, adding that such acts would be met with the stiff arms of the law.
The governor, who made this known while giving updates on efforts to combating the Covid-19 Pandemic at a press conference held at his Oke Mosan office, Abeokuta stated that it will be unreasonable to open football centres, owing to the rising community spread of the virus.
In his words, “Community transmission is on the increase. And regrettably, in spite of the spirited efforts of the government to create awareness about the deadly nature of the pandemic and the guidelines in place to flatten the curve of the spread, the compliance level of our people is still very much below expectation”
“Many are yet to appreciate that there is a new normal that demands a new way of life that is not optional and is also an individual responsibility in the final analysis”
“I wish to emphasise that the figures of the dead from COVID-19 related complications or the sick may appear to many as just mere statistics, but to those who are directly impacted, these are not just numbers, but caring spouses, loving fathers or mothers, sisters, brothers and cherished relatives”
“The intention here is not to scare us, but to drive home the point that COVID-19 is real, and we have a collective and individual responsibility to work together to tame it – through compliance with the guidelines”
