The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has charged the NCDC to set necessary guidelines to regulate the conduct of political rallies and elections
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control at the Government House in Benin City.The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has charged the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to set necessary guidelines to regulate the conduct of political rallies and elections in the face of the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the country, as political parties ready to hold primary elections in Edo State.
Mr Obaseki urged the NCDC to support the state in developing a framework to check the spread of the virus as political parties hold their primary elections. Nigeria, since the index case in February, has recorded 19, 147 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 487 deaths in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The governor expressed appreciation to the NCDC and other stakeholders for the support to the state in the wake of the pandemic, noting, “We understand the pressures you are facing in terms of the national response and therefore, as much as possible, we try to play our own little part and not add to the pressures.”
On his part, Mr Ihekweazu said the state government has performed creditably well in the management of the pandemic in the state, noting, “There have been a number of infectious diseases challenges around here, but it is not the challenges that have brought me, but the response to it. Your Excellency, you have really worked with your team across the board to confront those challenges and work for our people.
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