Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has appointed Mr. Adeoye as a COVID-19 Response Ambassador in the State.
Mr. Adeoye is the father of the boy who sneaked into the state from Lagos in a video that went viral on the internet.
Governor Fayemi via his Twitter handle on Thursday said Adeoye will help to propagate the message as a member of the COVID-19 Task Force.
The governor announced: “In accordance with existing regulations, denying his son entry into his household having travelled from places under Federal lockdown against his fatherly advice, Mr. Adeoye has proved to be a worthy ambassador of Ekiti State’s resolve to end the #COVID19 pandemic.
“The Government and the good people of Ekiti State are very proud of this chivalrous act of courage and principle which are the hallmarks of the Ekiti person.
“Mr. Adeoye represents the kind of self-discipline, selflessness, and sense of collective responsibility that Ekiti State and Nigeria need desperately today to progress.
“Ekiti State will in future recognise Mr. Adeoye’s valour as an example of the rebirth of Ekiti Values Orientation which is the central focus of Governor Kayode Fayemi’s administration.”
Today, I appointed Mr. Adeoye, father of the young man who sneaked into Ekiti state, as a COVID-19 Response Ambassador in Ekiti State. I am proud of Mr Adeoye as a principled Ekiti man and I salute his courage in helping us keep Ekiti safe. #covid19 #covid19Ekiti pic.twitter.com/XkJxVE283Z
— Kayode Fayemi (@kfayemi) April 30, 2020
