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By Debby Olutayo
LAGOS – The President of CMC Gladiators, Ambassador Cornel Udofia has expressed the group’s commendation to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for appreciating the good gesture of Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe, the Managing Director of Kings Celia Hotels and Suites for his unflinching support rendered to the Lagos State government towards cortailing the novel Covid-19 pandemic in the state.
In a statement to Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe signed by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu noted: ‘’Indeed, your kind gesture is highly commendable and truly worthy of emulation by all as it underscores my sincere belief that ‘’United we stand; Divided We fall’’, while it will also deepen the public-private partnerships post COVID-19 and in the years ahead’’.
According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Babatunde Segun Odubanwo, Head, Media and Publicity, CMC Gladiators, for: Amb. Cornel Udofia, President, CMC Gladiators, Udofia added his voice to the deluge of encomiums being showered on the Lagos State Government for recognizing the efforts of Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe and well-meaning Nigerians in the fight against the malignant Covid-19.
His words: ‘’As the saying goes: One good turn deserves another; the honour being done on our Patron – Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe is an attestastation to the fact that Governor Saneo-Olu is a leader with a good heart.
“The Lagos State Governor’s inclinations toward an inclusive government is also commendable. We pray that God shall continue to guide and protect the Governor, his family and team against all odds.”
Reacting to Governor Sanwo-Olu’s commendation of both the effort of Kings Celia Hotels and Suites and himself, Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe, a Nigerian scholar, compassionate philanthropist, consummate technocrat and a former Ambassador of Nigeria to the Republic of Congo, thanked the Lagos State government for acting fast enough in containing the deadly virus from spreading.
Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe said, ‘’I am particularly impressed at how this present administration keenly battled the incursion of covid-19 pandemic; employing globally acceptable standards as well as engaging trained hands in this fight that must be won. I am grateful to the Lagos State Government for deeming it fit to appreciate our widow’s mite as an organization. It is not over until it is over, victory is ours’’.
It will be recalled that beyond the demands of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Kings Celia Hotels and Suites, offered some rooms at discounted rates for frontline workers of the Covid-19 response team in Lagos state.
Other well-meaning Nigerians and organizations also worked closely with the government in form of donations and resource deployment, sensitizing the public about the consequences of not #taking responsibility in the face of the deadly Covid-19.
When in March 2020, the Federal Government of Nigeria declared a total lockdown across all states, banning vehicular movements for the time being, not many thought the novel Covid-19 pandemic was real.
In the months that followed, the increased number of cases of patients admitted at the various Isolation centres across Lagos (the state with the most reported cases) proved that the viral infection was as real as the purported information circulated in the media.
Hence, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) and other adjoining state’s Covid-19 response team put in place guidelines for Nigerians to follow, with a view to cortail the deadly virus.
