The Abia State Government has urged the leadership of northern communities in the state to strongly advise their members against inviting or receiving their kinsmen from other parts of the country into the state until the ongoing war against COVID-19 is over. Secretary to the State Government (SSG ) and Chairman of the Inter Ministerial
The Abia State Government has urged the leadership of northern communities in the state to strongly advise their members against inviting or receiving their kinsmen from other parts of the country into the state until the ongoing war against COVID-19 is over.
Barr Ezem explained that allowing their kinsmen to sneak into the state now that inter-state borders are closed on the orders of the Federal Government would likely lead to endangering and exposing not only their lives but also that of others to the deadly virus. “We are worried that despite repeated warnings, we continue to receive reports of northern youths stowed away in cattle and Dangote cement trucks bound for our state and other neighboring states. That is unacceptable to us and must stop forthwith. We strongly view these acts as sabotage against the war on COVID-19 which we have invested a lot of state resources on. If things don’t change quickly, we will start with a 2-week ban on trucks bringing cows into our state.
Also speaking, the Sarkin Hausawa of the State, Alhaji Yaro Danladi, and Chief Imam of Aba, Alhaji Idris Bashir, appreciated Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, for his focused efforts to protect the state from COVID-19.
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