Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Chief Onueze Okocha (SAN) has defended the actions of Rivers State Governor,..
Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association , Chief Onueze Okocha has defended the actions of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, including his recent demolition of two hotels in the state, saying the governor acted appropriately.
He said: “I believe strongly that the measures taken by the Rivers State Government, particularly the Governor, Nyesom Wike are well thought out, well advised and I believe that they will to a large extent help us to avoid or at least minimize to the barest level the spread of this coronavirus that they now say causes the illness they called COVID 19.
He said the state’s Quarantine Coronavirus and other Infectious Diseases Regulations No. 2 of 2020 was in line with Quarantine Act of the Federal Government. “He should seek legal advice and if necessary go and challenge those orders in a court of law, duly constituted.” “Now people have been making all kinds if comments, the press and I have heard some on the airwaves. They do not seem to know the full facts of the matter”
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