Commissioner Scores ASALGA High On COVID – 19 Prevention

The Rivers State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Barr. Osima Ginah, has scored the Government and people of Asari-Toru Local Government Area high for their level of preparedness and awareness creation on the deadly coronavirus pandemic, also known as COVID-19 in the area.
The Commissioner made the assertion while sensitising the people in Buguma at the weekend, in line with the directives of Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, to his council.
Briefing the Executive Chairman and other principal officers of the LGA, Barr. Ginah said he was officially present in the area to deliver the Governor’s message on the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the whole world irrespective of political class, age, religion and race.
According to him, the governor was working tirelessly to curb the menace of the disease and therefore sought the understanding and cooperation of the people to win the battle.
He advised that in the interest of safety of lives, all well meaning people living and doing business in the area should ensure they obeyed simple life-saving instructions such as: avoiding crowded areas, handshakes, conducting burial ceremonies, marriage ceremonies, meetings, crowded church services/jumat services, unnecessary touching of the face, etc, describing these acts as sources of transmission of the disease.
Responding, the Chairman of Asari-Toru Local Government Area, Chief Odiari Princewill, thanked the Commissioner and his entourage for coming and expressed readiness of the local government in combating the disease.