Mandy Kiss unveiled as ambassador for Lagos anti-drug campaign

Social media property Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, popularly known arsenic “Mandy Kiss,” has been unveiled arsenic a marque ambassador for the Lagos State Kick Against Drug and Substance Abuse (LASKADA).

The announcement was made connected Tuesday by Lagos Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Mobolaji Ogunlende, during an lawsuit organised by the anti-drug initiative.

“We’re present with Mandy Kiss, and you know, she’s really agreed to go 1 of our LASKADA marque ambassadors, Lagos State Kicks Against Drug Abuse,” Ogunlende said successful a video that has since gone viral.

The Commissioner described cause maltreatment arsenic a “pandemic” affecting communities crossed Lagos and stressed the request for collaboration betwixt authorities and influencers who tin scope ample audiences.

“Drugs are a pandemic that is hitting our streets, it is simply a pandemic that is hitting our society, it is simply a pandemic that is hitting our community,” helium said.

“The authorities cannot combat it alone. We indispensable enactment successful collaboration with those that tin scope arsenic galore radical arsenic possible, and we cognize Mandy Kiss has a ample followership, 402,000. With the powers conferred connected me, I marque her 1 of our marque ambassadors. So, accidental nary to drugs. Say what? Say nary to drugs.”

The determination comes weeks aft Mandy Kiss sparked nationalist outrage with a arguable societal media station wherever she claimed she planned to prosecute successful a marathon enactment enactment with 100 men successful a azygous day, an lawsuit she aboriginal dismissed arsenic a joke.

The Guinness World Records (GWR) had besides issued a connection distancing itself from the claim, clarifying that it does not endorse intersexual enactment arsenic a grounds category.

Defending her appointment, Ogunlende said the influencer’s scope could assistance thrust anti-drug consciousness into Lagos communities.

“Everybody has a past, nobody’s perfect, but again, arsenic a marque ambassador to Lagos State Kicks Against Drug Abuse, we anticipation Mandy Kiss volition beryllium capable to scope the nooks and crannies of Lagos to assistance america successful warring this pandemic,” helium said.

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