Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has donated his former residence at the Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State to be used as an Isolation centre for victims of the novel Coronavirus disease.
Obasanjo, in a statement issued on Friday by his Special Assistant, Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, said the 32-room facility has been handed over to the Ogun state government for immediate take over.
READ ALSO: Coronavirus Affected My 83rd Birthday Plans — Obasanjo
Akinyemi, who said that the former President was concerned about the pandemic quoted him as saying “I think those who can in one way or another assist in this situation should do so.”
The facility located off the Presidential Boulevard, Oke Sari, Abeokuta has each of the 32 rooms ensuite, with a standby generator, the statement said.
