Your ‘Draconian Measures’ To Fight Coronavirus Will Prove Counter-Productive, Abe Tells Wike
Former representative of Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has warned that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s ‘draconian measures’ to fight against the spread of Coronavirus will prove counter productive if he fails to give his policies a human face.
Abe, in a statement on his Facebook page, titled: “A Dangerous Gamble” said, the demolition and auction of private property, the closure of all sources of survival for citizens of Rivers State without due consideration to their means of sustenance in the name of the battle against COVID-19, are draconian measures that will prove counter productive in the long run.The statement reads in parts: “I am constrained to say these few words on the worrisome development in my dear State, Rivers.
The All Progressives Congress chieftain asserted that Rivers State war against COVID-19 at the present rate At this rate, the government may win the lockdown battle and lose the war. COVID-19 is going to be here for some time and we need the goodwill and cooperation of the majority of our people to win the war against this virus.
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