Don’t joke with COVID-19, its real – Olukoya urges Nigerians

The General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr DK Olukoya on Monday while at the University of Lagos to launch the remodelled Senate building urges Nigerians not to joke with COVID-19.

The Clerkman who is also a P.HD holder in genetic Microbiology said many Nigerians still don’t believe the virus is real.

While also advising the Federal government, down to the state government to create more awareness campaign to persuade Nigerians that the virus is real.

“The first thing is to convince the populace that it is real because some people don’t believe it exists. But I am a man of God and I have prayed for so many people with the same infirmity and I know that it exists. So, we should not joke with it. People should obey all the rules. And most importantly, we should pray that this pandemic will go away,” he said.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, thanked Dr DK Olukoya for being a worthy alumnus of the university.

In the past, Ogundipe said Olukoya had donated a research laboratory to the university and obliged his request for support to remodel the foyer last year.

“Today, we have our father in the Lord, an alumnus of the university donating this. Last year, I mentioned it to him and he said to consider it done,” he said.