Adedoyin Cautions Govt Against Reopening Schools Religious Centres

Adedoyin Cautions Govt Against Reopening Schools Religious Centres

Renowned educationist and the Chancellor and proprietor of Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ife North Local Government, His Royal Eminence, Dr. AbdulRahaman Adegoke Adedoyin has cautioned the government against the reopening of schools, churches, mosques and other like gatherings until a permanent solution has been found to the problem of COVID-19.

Dr. Adedoyin who was reacting to calls by numerous calls by Nigerians on the government to lift the ban on schools and religious gatherings noted that reopening schools and religious gatherings without having found a cure or vaccine for the Coronavirus would be like the country sitting on a keg of gun powder and may have serious implication on the citizens whose lives the government should protect.

According to him, even with the shutting down of the schools and religious centers, the figures being released daily by the National Centre for Disease Control indicated that the number of infected persons are on the rise with the highest number of daily discovered cases recorded last Saturday

Dr. Adedoyin noted that there are certain posers to be answered by teachers, school owners, parents as well as those at the helms of affairs before the thought of opening schools could emanate.

According to him, teachers should ask themselves if they are ready to unnecessarily put themselves at risk in their daily interactions with students while teaching and even while marking scripts without any risk allowance or compensation to their families in case they die from contracting Covid-19 from work even as their families are also in the danger of contracting d virus from them.

He also raised some challenges likely to be faced by school owners, if schools were to be reopened as being clamored for. These include: what approaches would be adopted, if it was discovered that a student shows COVID-19 symptoms during learning, are they to quarantine the teachers, the whole class, or the whole school? How often should the temperature of teachers and students be tested? How easy will it be to test the whole school before lessons? Are the teaching and learning going to continue if the school runs out of sanitizer? And if the teacher is in self-quarantine, who will take his/her course load?

Dr. Adedoyin noted that parents should also, be faced with the fear that the children could bring the dreaded COVID-19 home from school and should, therefore, consider if education is of higher priority to them than their children’s lives

He also noted that responsible authorities should also consider if all schools have enough facilities like classrooms, desks, hostel accommodation, beds, and beddings to effectively maintain social distancing in all schools and whether they are ready to employ more teachers since the teacher to pupil ratio will decrease.

He reminded the government that COVID-19 is spread by air and contact which is inevitable if the government decides to reopen educational and religious institutions adding that while the people continued to pray and hope for the best, the government should focus its attention on research  aimed at finding either a cure or a vaccine to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

ADEDOYIN FELICITATES WITH MUSLIM UMMAH ON EID-EL-FITRI

ADEDOYIN FELICITATES WITH MUSLIM UMMAH ON EID-EL-FITRI

His Royal Eminence, Dr, Adedoyin

Renowned educationalist and distinguished philanthropist, His Royal Eminence, Dr AbdulRahaman Adegoke Atobatele Adedoyin has congratulated Muslims all over the world and Nigeria in particular on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast and the Eid-el-Filtri festival

 In a statement personally signed by the Ife prince, he noted that despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Nigerians and indeed humanity still have cause to be grateful to Allah for His mercy and expressed optimism that the corona virus scourge will soon become a thing of the past.

He urged Muslims to pray fervently for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic that has been ravaging countries all over the world, including Nigeria and enjoined them adhere strictly to the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), whom he described as the best for all Muslims to emulate

The Chancellor, Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ife North Local Government advised Nigerian Muslims to sustain the lessons of the holy month and replicate them in their daily lives for the good of society adding that “Eid-el-Fitri festival connotes sacrifice, selflessness, love and obedience to the tenets of Islam.”

He admonished Nigerians to stay safe, remain steadfast in prayers and continue to love and cherish one another.

Speaking on the Covid-19 pandemic, the renowned educationist enjoined Nigerians to complement government efforts in confronting the dreaded COVID-19, by observing all the preventive protocols and complying with government restriction orders.

Adedoyin noted that the 2020 Ramadan came at an extraordinary time of human existence during which everyone has to temper certain rights and privileges to preserve the human race against the ravaging deadly Corona Virus (COVID-19).

Allow our Professors to research into local herbs to Combat Coronavirus- Adedoyin Tells FG

Allow our Professors to research into local herbs to Combat Coronavirus- Adedoyin Tells FG

His Royal Eminence
Dr. AbdulRahaman Adegoke Atobatele Adedoyin

Renowned Educationist and Chancellor of Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ife North Local Government, His Royal Eminence, Dr. AbdulRahaman Adegoke Atobatele Adedoyin has urged the Federal government to encourage Nigeria scientists and researchers to explore the use of local traditional herbs in the treatment of the dreaded COVID-19 (Coronavirus) which is spreading through the country like wildfire.
Dr. Adedoyin made the appeal while fielding questions from newsmen at his Maye's  Castle of Peace  in Ile-Ife.
Speaking against the backdrop of claims by some Nigerians living abroad that some local herbs and recipes could actually be used to combat and treat the stubborn disease, the Ife born Prince noted that before the advent of orthodox medicine, our forefathers used traditional herbs to treat different ailments and diseases successfully. "This particular one looks like "lukuluku" and was curtailed then. I have heard a number of our people claimed they used things like "ori" sheerbutter, garlic, lemons, palm oil etc to cure the corona virus," Adedoyin reiterated.
He advised the Nigerian government to look inwards and try to find internal and homegrown solution to the disease rather than wait for solutions from the western world which may not come anytime soon.

Dr. Adedoyin

He made reference to some African countries like Madagascar which recently launched a drug which the country claimed can prevent and cure patients suffering from COVID-19 as a result of research by the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research. "I am setting up a research institute inside Oduduwa University  immediately and has earmarked $50,000 for this purpose alone"
According to him, Madagascar was able to look inwards and conduct researches making use of local materials to proffer a solution to virus pandemic to the applause of the whole world.
He advocated that research be conducted into the properties of such local herbs and recipes like Garlic, Ginger, Tumeric, Shea Butter, Bitter Kola among others which many people are claiming can be used in combatting the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19: Adedoyin doles out N10 million to people in Ife and Environs …. Wife distributes rice, beans, other food products.

Covid-19: Adedoyin doles out N10 million to people in Ife and Environs …. Wife distributes rice, beans, other food products.

Dr. AbdulRahman Adegoke Atobatele Adedoyin
Maye of Yoruba land, His Royal Eminence,

In a bid to assist the underprivileged and the vulnerable people during this period of Covid-19 pandemic, distinguished business guru and Maye of Yoruba land, His Royal Eminence, Dr. AbdulRahman Adegoke Atobatele Adedoyin has doled out a sum of 10 million naira to be given out as palliatives to the inhabitants of Ife and the neighbouring communities even as his wife, Chief (Mrs.) Iyabode Olufunmilayo Adedoyin is also set to distribute rice, beans and other food products to  the vulnerable people in the community.

Chief (Mrs.) Adedoyin

A release by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Maye Group, Mr. Damilola Fadare stated that this gesture by the great philanthropist and his wife is to alleviate the suffering of the people of the community especially during this period of government imposed lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of novel corona virus pandemic.
The release directed interested members of the public to send their bank account details to GSM No: 08056565656 for a cash gift of between 2,500 and 10,000 naira.
The statement recalled that even before the current lockdown and outbreak of the corona virus pandemic, Adedoyin had always given out cash and material gifts to assist the underprivileged made up of the sick, widows, orphans and disabled every last Friday of the month.
 

Meanwhile, a cross-section of Nigerians have criticised the way and manner people have been giving monetary donations to the government noting that most of those who made such announcements will not redeem their pledges and even when they do, the money donated may not reach the people they are meant for as the money may end up in the pocket of politicians.

While some of the critics advocated that such individuals and corporate organisation give out such palliatives directly to individuals in forms of free electricity from the electricity companies, recharge cards and free data from telecommunication companies, and distribution of cash gifts and food directly to poor people, others recommended that the best way to support the government was for these people and bodies to donate medical equipments like nose masks, ventilators and other facilities which are in short supply. 

Corona Virus Pandemic: Adedoyin canvasses more funds for research in Nigerian Universities

Corona Virus Pandemic: Adedoyin canvasses more funds for research in Nigerian Universities

Dr. AbdulRahaman Adegoke Adedoyin

Against the backdrop of the ongoing corona virus pandemic which is ravaging humanity worldwide, renowned educationist and chancellor, Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu-Ife North Local Government, His Royal Eminence, Dr. AbdulRahaman Adegoke Adedoyin has emphasized the need for increased funding for research in Nigerian tertiary institutions.

Dr. Adedoyin, who spoke with newsmen in Ile-Ife where he is also observing the stay at home lockdown directive by the State of Osun Governor, admonished the government, corporate organisation as well as highly placed individuals to provide the necessary funding for research and development through the provision of grants and other incentives.

The renowned educationist observed that the federal government spends a lot of money on many irrelevant projects whereas more attention should have been paid to tertiary education funding especially in the areas of research and development adding that Nigeria too would have been able to contribute to the worldwide scientific discuss if the universities had been well funded.

Dr. Adegoke Adedoyin

He also called on the nation’s two top supervisory authorities on tertiary education in the country, the National Universities Commission and the National Board for Technical Education to also encourage research in Nigerian ivory towers by creating the enabling environment for academic and scientific researches among lecturers and tutors in Nigerian tertiary institutions.

Dr. Adedoyin who wondered why the world had not felt any meaningful impact from any Nigerian universities and many other world acclaimed universities since the corona pandemic began, emphasized the need for more premium attention to be placed on research

 

He also called on Nigerians to obey and observe all the directives and instructions passed by the government regarding safety precautions in this trying period and expressed optimism that the nation will soon be back on its feet.