COVID-19: Obasanjo donates residence as Isolation Centre

ABEOKUTA, Ogun, Nigeria – Former President,  Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday, announced that his former residence at the Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State be used as Isolation centre for victims of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

Obasanjo said the 32-room facility has been handed over to the Ogun state government for immediate take over.

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The Special Assistant Media to Obasanjo, Kehinde Akinyemi who confirmed the development said that the former President was concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic “and I think those who can in one way or another assist in this situation should do so,” he was quoted as having said.

The facility located off the Presidential Boulevard, Oke Sari, Abeokuta has each of the 32 rooms ensuite, with a standby generator.