Richard Ginika Izuora
The Nigeria Centre of Disease Control, NCDC, has denied having any affiliation with the Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele especially as their brand ambassador.
This is coming after she was arrested for hosting a house party on Saturday April 4,2020 to celebrate her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello’s birthday in contravention of the lockdown order in Lagos State.
Debunking the claim; the NCDC said it didn’t engage any brand ambassador to push its messages on precautionary measures on coronavirus.
Also corroborating the NCDC, Dettol Nigeria in a series of tweet on Sunday affirmed that the actress is not a brand ambassador of the NCDC.
Specifically, Dettol tweeted, “We have been made aware through social media that Funke Akindele recently, acting in her personal capacity, had a celebration which is against the caution to the public on social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The NCDC partnered with Dettol on a public service message to educate our communities about preventive measures against COVID-19. Funke is not a brand ambassador of the NCDC.
“As a responsible organization and brand Dettol does not condone any breach of the guidelines on COVID-19. As an organization, we are concerned at the turn of events. We will continue to support NCDC and the Nigerian govt to fight COVID-19.”
