{"id":22667,"date":"2020-06-26T13:53:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=22667"},"modified":"2020-06-26T13:53:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:53:18","slug":"oyo-sports-commissioner-contracts-covid-19-urges-nigerians-to-minimize-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=22667","title":{"rendered":"Oyo Sports commissioner contracts COVID-19, urges Nigerians to minimize spread"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20200626_100358-810x559.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Oyo state, Seun Fakorede, has announced that he tested positive for the deadly virus, COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 28-year-old, who is known as the youngest Commissioner in the history of Nigeria, made this known in a series of tweets on Friday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fakorede went on to urge Nigerians to observe all directives by the government as regards the coronavirus pandemic, in order to minimize the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI tested positive for COVID-19 and I want you to know that there\u2019s no cause for any panic as I\u2019m very well, safe and sound without any symptoms or breakdown,\u201d Fakorede tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have immediately followed and adhered strictly to the directives of the Incident Management for the Oyo State Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCOVID-19 is not in anyway a death sentence \u2014 So, while I acknowledge my Principal, Governor Seyi Makinde, for the efforts he has put in place to tackle the pandemic, I want to further urge us all to continue to do everything to minimize the spread of this virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI will remain in isolation till I fully recover, I will fight this, victoriously \u2014 please continue to comply with all the directives of the COVID-19 Task Force. 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