Covid19 Gov Nyesom Wike Concludes Plans To Distribute Foodstuffs (photos)
Rivers
State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Sunday announced that his
administration has set in motion the platform for the distribution of
food palliatives to Rivers people following the sit-at-home directive
to check the spread of coronavirus.
Addressing journalists in
Port Harcourt on Sunday after inspecting the State Food Bank established
for the distribution of the food palliatives, Governor Wike informed
that a State Committee will be set up to implement the distribution of
the foodstuffs.
Governor Wike was accompanied by Service
Commanders who are members of the State Task Force on Enforcement of the
Ban on Public and Religious Gatherings .
He said: "We inspected
where we kept the relief materials for our palliative programme. Our
intention is to ensure that we mitigate the impact of the sit-at-home
directive.
"We are going to set up a committee for the distribution of the foodstuffs meant to serve as palliative for Rivers people. "
At
the State Food Bank , the State Government has rice, garri, beans,
noodles, yam, palm oil and salt to be distributed to the less
privileged in all the 23 Local Government Areas.
Governor Wike
warned against the politicisation of the fight against coronavirus,
saying all stakeholders must make sacrifices.
"We say to our
people, this is not a time to play politics. Nobody should play
politics with the lives of people. Everybody has to make sacrifices to
make sure everyone stays alive," he said.
The Rivers State Governor said that the State Government is prepared to tackle the deadly virus.
He
said: "For now, we are not hundred percent ready, but we are about 90
percent ready. Luckily for us, we have no serious cases.
"The
confirmed case is doing very well. They have sent her samples and it
came out negative. The final sample has been sent and we are expecting
the results.
"We are doing quite well. All members of the
security council are working together to ensure that we prevent the
spread of coronavirus."
On the monitoring of compliance by
Churches, Governor Wike said the Task Force is happy with the level of
cooperation from the Churches.
He said: "We are happy with the
level of compliance that we have seen throughout Obio/Akpor and Port
Harcourt Local Government Areas. The churches complied."
The Task Force monitored compliance at
Omega
Power Ministries, OPM, Saint Patrick's Anglican Church, Rukpokwu and
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Chaplaincy, Catholic Institute of West
Africa, Rumuibekwe.
Governor Wike also inspected the progress of work at the State Isolation/Treatment Centre under construction.
"We
have visited this location to see the readiness of the
isolation/treatment centre in Port Harcourt. Even though they failed to
deliver the job on Saturday as promised, we are confident in the next
four days, it would have been completed", he said.
Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media.
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