In Anambra state, despite the lifting up of the imposed lockdown, but in strict observance of government and World Health Organization’s directives on
In Anambra state, despite the lifting up of the imposed lockdown, but in strict observance of government and World Health Organization’s directives on preventing the spread of the disease, residents are still lamenting on the absence of the Federal government palliatives presence in the state, TheTribune is reporting.
Reacting to the development, the Anambra state chairman, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Demain Okeke-Ogene, while urging the President to urgently save the harsh situation the people are passing through, as a result of the Novel pandemic, disclosed that the people of the South East region (Igbo’s), are yet to feel the impact of the Federal government palliatives set aside for the vulnerable in the country to cushion the lockdown effect.
On the distribution of rice by FG, the Ohanaeze chairman, called on the south-east governors to emulate their south-west counterpart by involving the services of National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) to certify the product before distributing it to her citizens, to avoid other outbreak in the region, whenever they are called for. He also appealed to the Federal government palliatives committee, to use the office, irrespective of tribe, religion and politics to give out the palliatives evenly.
While commending the president, on his commitment to the welfare of Nigerians, Okeke, assure that the Igbos will continue to play safely in accordance with the government directive to end the COVID-19 spread.
Also, the state chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Jerry Nnobia, said no workers in the state have received anything from the federal government, urging the president to extend the gesture to workers in the entire south-east region.
Dr Ucheche Raymond Ekpe, an eye specialist based in Awka, on his part, said the president broadcast, does not make sense to him because those commission to see to the COVID-19 affairs of health workers are only doing that on pen and paper. He pleaded with the President to carry every Nigeria along on palliatives and not a particular section, for the interest of oneness, as sorted by Nigeria founding fathers, late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe.
