The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has donated two motorised modular fumigators to the Edo State government, in support of the government’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state.
The Elejesi of Ife land, Oba Babatunde Awosunle, who led other members of Ooni COVID-19 team to the Government House, Benin, announced the donation.
Speaking on behalf of the members of the Ooni COVID-19 team, Director, Media and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Moses Olafare, stated that the Ooni of Ife, in his wisdom, deemed it fit to complement Governor Godwin Obaseki’s brilliant response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Olafare said: “This is why we decided to donate two Motorised Modular Fumigators (MMFs) to the state. We invented and fabricated the machines at the palace of the Ooni of Ife, to complement the efforts of state governments in collectively fighting against the deadly disease.”
The director, media and public affairs, Ooni’s Palace, also stated that the Ife monarch was ready to collaborate with Edo government on campaigns to fumigate different flashpoints in the state, noting that the exercise would be supported by drone service.
He said: “We have finished the distribution within the Southwest part of the country. We are starting the second phase of the exercise, which is the Southsouth. This is what we have started in Edo State and we know the relationship between Edo and Ile- Ife, which is why we are here.”
Another member of the Ooni COVID-19 team, Princess Kemi Fadojutimi, assured that the active agent used for the fumigation was not harmful to humans.
Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, while receiving the items, hailed the Ooni of Ife for the generous donation, while applauding the fact that the fumigators were locally made.