Comedian and social commentator, Francis Agoda, aka I Go Dye has announced that he is donating his newly-built mansion to the Federal Government.
After having to suspend the celebration of his 25th anniversary on stage due to the pandemic; the veteran comedian started a campaign against the novel coronavirus. He stated that he intends to donate the mansion as an isolation center for coronavirus patients.
Sharing a photo of the palatial property on Instagram, I Go Dye expressed his worry regarding the increasing cases of the infectious disease, which he said prompted his action to lease the property.
He lamented on the hardship Nigerians have experienced since the lockdown to curtail the disease spread began. The comedian called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to implement two weeks total lockdown; in an attempt to curb the spread of the ravaging viral disease.
His statement read:
“I’M DONATING MY NEW FAPOH ROYAL SEAL MANSION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TO USE IT AS AN ISOLATION CENTRE.
“Humanity will overcome all its challenges only if we are willing to let go of the things we are not using for now for the benefit of others.
“In view of the increasing cases of #coronavirus patients in Nigeria; and the few screening centres available for now, I’m deeply worried. We will be making humanitarian sacrifices towards contributing our selfless deeds; in order to control the escalating records of the #coronavirus as predicted by WHO.
“When I wrote an open letter to Mr President on the 5th of Apri 2020 on how we can control the spread of the COVID-19. It was only 210 cases, today it’s moving towards a thousand.
“We should be proactive if we hope to win this global war, that has no boundaries, no discrimination, and unfortunately indestructible for now.”
Read the rest of I Go Dye’s post below:
However, it takes more than kindness for one to lease his newly-built mansion for the sake of humankind. With this, I Go Dye as no doubt cemented his place in the history of the country.
If you have a chance to meet the comedian one day, what will you say to him as a Nigerian?
