- Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Maskup Lagos initiative received a major boost as two top celebrities, Wasiu Alabi, the Fuji super star popularly known as Pasuma and Owen Osemwengie, a famous comedian better known as Owen Gee, have thrown their weights behind the Maskup Lagos project.
Pasuma with the free masks
Sanwo-Olu , therefore, placed the distribution of the free face marks in the Lagos State Office of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Investment, headed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on SDGs, Mrs. Solape Hammond, for effective coordination.
Pasuma giving out the mask
“In an effort to ensure everyone is protected from the Corona virus, Lagos Government, through the Office of the Sustainable Development Goals and Investment, will be distributing free face masks in different Local Governments across the state,” a statement from the SDGs office read.
“It is in our interest to cooperate with government so we can defeat this pandemic as quick as possible. As government prepares to open up the economy, we must step up the campaign on the use of face mask by all.”
A representative of the SDGs office, Mr. Lekan Fatodu, who was present with the celebrities during the distribution of the free masks stated that the support from the two famous personalities is essential at a time when some people are still going about with little or no care for the global public health crisis.
He added that the action is geared towards improving public understanding of the danger of the pandemic and also encouraging citizens to comply with the safety measures given by the Lagos State Government against the Corona Virus.
So far, the free face masks have been distributed in some local communities including Ikeja, Ikorodu, Isolo, Ajeromi, Abule Egba, Mushin etc and the Lagos State Government is making efforts to cover other areas of the state in the coming days.
