[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Special Assistant on legislative Matters to the Chief Whip of the Delta State House of Assembly,Chief Austin Ndinwa (Okemili), yesterday, commended the state Governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, for the strict measures taken so far to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.
As part of measures to contain the spread of the novel virus, the governor had ordered the closure of the state’s borders and announced a lockdown, which commenced since April 1,2020. However, on expiration of the first two weeks, the governor extended the lockdown by another two weeks.
According to him, the restriction is to further help curb the spread of the virus in the state and country at large.
Chief Ndinwa, in a telephone interview, noted that the lockdown was the best way to go in order to contain the spread of the pandemic. He commended the governor for providing qualitative leadership to Deltans at a time the Coronavirus was spreading exponentially across the globe.
The Special Assistant on legislative Matters to the Chief Whip said: “So far, the Governor has taken frantic efforts to contain the spread of the virus. He established test and isolation centres across the state and equipped it with state-of-the-arts-medical equipment. He has also established food banks in the state.
“ The lockdown and close of borders to restrict movement of persons into the state who may be carriers of the COVID-19 was timely and the governor deserves commendation.
“Also, he banned all social gathering thereby enforcing the social distancing precautionary measure as directed by global health experts. We urge Deltans to continue to cooperate with the governor in this perilous times by observing the lockdown and the precautionary measures spelt out in order to contain the spread of the Coronavirus.”
Chief Ndinwa urged Deltans to observe the new directives of the Governor for additional 14days sit at home, always Wash your hands, use sanitizers and Keep social distance at all times. The Covid 19 disease is real, we must all be conscious of it.