Eko FM suspends annual event – The Nation Nigeria

By Adeniyi Adewoyin

EKO Radio occasion, an annual occasion put collectively by Eko FM, has been canceled for this yr.

The chairman of the organising committee, Betiku Oluwatobi Austin a.okay.a Dj Turbo D instructed The Nation.

Turbo D mentioned the choice to cancel this yr’s version of the annual occasion is because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

He mentioned the committee has determined to droop the present till the lethal virus is not any extra.

“Eko Radio Celebration wouldn’t maintain this yr because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. To manage the pandemic, the federal government issued a compulsory lockdown which has set some companies and plans however on the optimistic aspect, now we have been capable of management the pandemic to a big extent in Nigeria. Social Distancing is a should at the moment and so a gathering of lots of people can be placing individuals prone to contracting or spreading the virus”, mentioned Dj Turbo D.

Persevering with, he mentioned, “Final yr we had a shutdown present on the Eko Fm Premises with about 1000 radio listeners, different media homes and supporting manufacturers from all elements of Nigeria. A number of the actions that night time contains a number of indoor video games, continuous music, comedies, consuming and ingesting, and dancing. To everybody that performed an element within the success of final yr’s Dj’s music Fest, most particularly my oga on the High Common supervisor Mrs Ayo Shotonwa, I say thanks all. Subsequent yr shall be a Nice One. I Pray for Peace within the land, we will win this Amen. Don’t forget to scrub your fingers, at all times use your masks, and follow social distancing. Thanks all”.