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WE’ve had occasion to commend some state governors for their firm resolves to implement their Executive Orders aimed at securing the lives of residents in their states in the coronavirus pandemic fight.
Wike had led a detachment of security officers to close down the company’s premises and get the pilots who illegally brought in passengers to Port Harcourt arrested and prosecuted.Unfortunately, even this strong measure failed to extract the deterrence it was meant to do. In early April 2020 when this face-off took place, Rivers State had only a couple of confirmed cases.
Reports had it that some of the hotel owners had even unleashed thugs on members of the Rivers State COVID-19 Task Force, with some of their vehicles allegedly seized; a confrontation with the state in its effort to safeguard the lives of residents of Rivers State.READ ALSO: Agreed, what these hotel and vehicle owners did were capable of exposing people to danger of infection. Indeed, the governor alleged that some of the confirmed cases in the state were traced to people who had lodged in some hotels.
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