The Chairman, Ogun State Organised Labour-Civil Society Situation room on Covid-19, Comrade Emmanuel Bankole today leads it’s monitoring team to Yewa North Local Government Markets on sensitisation exercise.
Receiving the team at Aiyetoro, the NLC Chairman, Yewa North Local Government, Comrade (Alhaji) Adekanmbi Tajudeen lauded the team spirited effort at ensuring that everyone is sensitised on the need to adhere to the health and safety protocols especially in the markets.
“The significance of this sensitisation is very enormous because before now, our people have taken the issue of covid-19 for granted. Some of them even believe that the virus is not real”
“Now, the enforcement will now be rooted at the grassroots and that is why we are soliciting for the support of the market executive members to also sensitise their members on the need to adhere to the lay down health protocols” he said
Comrade Adekanmbi further reteraites that the monitoring team has been replicated in the local government and will further carry out daily monitoring to ensure that the local government maintains its covid-19 free status.
The Iyaloja of Ijoga Orile, Chief (Mrs) Odeyemi while appreciating the state government on the easing of the lockdown to cushion the effect of the dreaded coronavirus on the citizenry, stated that the leadership of the markets will endeavour to intensify more efforts on stricts compliance at the markets.
“We will like to thank you for coming to our market, to sensitise our people on the importance of using facemasks, washing of hands and other health protocols set by the state government”
“We believe that by your coming, our people will also know the importance and ensure that they comply because we don’t want our markets to be closed again” she said
Present at the monitoring and sensitisation exercise includes, Chief (Mrs) Ajoke jayeola, Iyaloja Yewa North Ayetoro and Iyaloja ogunwest Yewaland, Alhaja Anifat Oluwayemisi Abass, and Alhaji Idowu Yekinni, the Iyaloja co-cordinator of yewaland.
