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OMAWUMI MEGBELE APPOINTED AS MORTEIN BRAND SPOKESPERSON

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Talented female singer, Omawumi Megbele has been appointed
as Mortein brand spokesperson. The mother of one child was formally unveiled by
the Managing Director, Reckitt Benckiser Nigeria Limited, Ashok Bhasin, at the
opening of Mortein Voice Against Malaria Campaign. The event held at the Eko
Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos,
was in commemoration of the 2012 World Malaria Day.
Omawumi’s major duty as Mortein brand spokesperson is to use
music to advocate improved care for women and children, and she has done that
with the release of a song entitled “Mortein Voices Against Malaria”, which now
enjoying massive airplay on local radio and television stations.
The other duty of 2007 first runner-up of the West Africa
Idol, includes visiting ante-natal sessions at select public hospitals to
advise pregnant mothers on the need to protect themselves, babies and family
members from malaria.
Meanwhile, the worth of the deal was kept secret between the
artist(Omawumi) and the company. Sources close to them, however, said its not
the worth that matters, adding that the artist’s involvement is largely driven
by her personal concern for women and children, especially children under the
age of 5.   
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