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English: With the ravaging cases of Covid 19 and the devasting effect of waste on the environment, the need to ensure and promote health and wellness cannot be over emphasized. Hence the need for us to protect ourselves and our environment by taking all necessary precaution possible.

"Obiri akobi" it means first female daughter, it's a visual representation of lifes of young maiden in Yoruba land. Obiri akobi as an art piece, was made from nylon wrappers of various products ranging from biscuits, sweet, soft drinks and several others. These nylon wrappers were collected from the immediate environment and properly cleaned before there are recycle and used to make art works. The removal of these nylon wrappers waste from the immediate environment have contributed immensely towards keeping the environment clean from of these wastes while creating beautiful art pieces. The environment is now clearer and safer for us including plants and animal alike. Obiri akobi reflect the lifes of the Yoruba people, a native ethic group from the western part of Nigeria. The Yorubas are a group of people endowed with a rich cultural heritage. Hence their ladies have to display their culture in an elaborate manner. This piece of art depicts the beauty of an Africa woman in a rich cultural and elegance manner, in the way she adorn herself with elaborate hair do, huge ear rings, symbolic pattern drawing on her body. She closes her eyes as a sign of elegance and respect.

Even as covid 19 is still ravaging different parts of the world, these women still adorn themselves and also protecting themselves by cover their nose properly, washing their hands, observing social distance and getting vaccinated all in a bid to ensure the survival of themselves, their cultural heritage and their environment.