Engr.Philip hukwumah Ugbomah
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Chairman of the CPU Foundation, a Civil Engineer, who refers to himself as a “Bricklayer” Engr. Philip Chukwumah Ugbomah, has urged Deltan Youths to obey the restriction of movement order declared by the state government. Reacting to media reports that the Sit-At-Home order was not being observed 100% in Delta State, Engr. Philip Chukwumah Ugbomah charged people of Ndokwa East local government area and Deltans not to flout any State government directive on the control of the spread of the deadly Corona virus.
He reminded the people that government’s action was for the best interest of all,stressing that flouting the order was a show of ignorance of the negative effects of the Corona virus pandemic presently ravaging the world.
Engr.Philip Chukwumah Ugbomah, has described youths as key to effective implementation of the stay at home order by the Delta State government to check the spread of Covid-19.
Ugbomah in a telephone chat with Grassroots Publishers online, said, youths as active members of society, could do a lot in influencing government policies and programmes, stressing their support and cooperation could ensure the successful implementation of the lockdown in the state.He said Covid-19 had proven not to be respecter of age, status, religion or nationality and the youths of Delta should encourage government to win the war against the virus by ensuring total compliance with the lockdown in their localities.
While saying that the lockdown was in the interest of all, the Chairman of the CPU Foundation maintained that the success or failure of the stay at home order depended largely on the youths and advised them to lead the strict enforcement of the order to curtail the spread of Covid – 19 in the state. He regretted that few cases of Covid-19 had been recorded in the state, which called for increased vigilance on the part of the people to avoid further spread, even as he said people should watch out for the symptoms of fever,cough and respiratory problems, report suspected cases to appropriate health authorities and avoid gatherings, contact with the sick or returnees from foreign countries, among other precautionary measures.
Ugbomah commended the state Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, for the proactive and other measures taken to contain Covid – 19 in Delta state and for the palliatives put in place to minimise the impact of the stay at home order on Deltans, particularly the down trodden.