Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the State Government will not wait for the Federal Government in its commitment to provide palliatives for Rivers people during the trying period of checking the spread of coronavirus.
Hon Prince Gerald Oforji JP in his effort to see to the need of residents of Oyigbo Local government area of Rivers state has distributed food items to them to cushion the effect of the lockdown caused by coronavirus pandemic in the State.
Rivers state Governor - Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that his government is 'going a step further to ensure that no one complains of hunger' in Rivers State during this period of coronavirus pandemic.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has charged the Committee on Palliatives to cushion the hardship caused by strategies to contain the spread of coronavirus in the state to ensure that the foodstuffs from the State Government get to less privileged persons.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Sunday announced that his administration has set in motion the platform for the distribution of food palliatives to Rivers people following the sit-at-home directive to check the spread of coronavirus.
The Inter-ministerial Committee on Coronavirus Public Enlightenment today, embarked on an awareness campaign in parks and market places.
In a move to check the spread of coronavirus to Rivers State, the State Government on Wednesday announced that air, sea and land routes into the state will be closed to traffic, beginning 6pm, Thursday, March 26, 2020.
Rivers State Government has set up a 12-man Task Force on the enforcement of ban on public gatherings and places of worship in order to check the spread of coronavirus.
In furtherance of the commitment of the Rivers State Government to protect residents of the state, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Monday announced that beginning Tuesday, March 24, 2020, all public parks, night clubs and cinemas will remain closed till further notice.
The Rivers State Government has closed all schools in the state and directed all religious organisations to restrict their activities as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic.