Eleme Leaders Praise Wike For Delivery Of Foodstuffs

Leaders of Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State have praised Governor Nyesom Wike for distributing foodstuffs to the 13 wards of the area to cushion the effect of government’s sit-at-home directive as a deliberate measure to check the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the state.
Speaking at Eleme, yesterday, during the visit of the Rivers State COVID-19 Palliatives Committee, the leaders said that the foodstuffs would help the people survive through the period.
The Chairman of Eleme Local Government Area, Barrister Philip Okparaji, thanked the governor for reaching out to the less privileged in the area, adding that the foodstuffs distributed by Wike would support very poor households in the area.
According to him, it shows that the Rivers State Government cares for the people.
Speaking on behalf of Ward 6, Rev. Sunday Osaro Mcsony said that the people of the area were happy that the governor has taken them into consideration in the sharing of foodstuffs to all the wards in the area.
King Godwin Bebe Okpabi of Ward 3, who represented the King of Eleme, thanked the Rivers State governor for his prompt action to protect the people of Rivers State from the pandemic.
He assured the Rivers State governor of the support of Eleme people in his struggle to defend the state.
Rev. Samuel Osaro Nwafor of Ward – 2 appreciated the governor for reaching out to the people of Eleme with foodstuffs.
Rev. Cannon James Ogosu (Ward – 4) assured Wike that all the foodstuffs would be shared to the 13 wards of Eleme.
In his remarks, the Chairman of Rivers State COVID-19 Palliatives Committee, Amb Desmond Akawor, said that the relief materials were delivered to the nominees of the people to ensure that the foodstuffs get to Eleme people.
He directed the leaders of the 13 wards of Eleme Local Government Area to share the foodstuffs to people who would be happy to receive them.
Akawor said that the selected leaders must ensure that the foodstuffs were shared to all classes of people, warning that politics should not be a yardstick for distribution.
The Rivers State COVID-19 Palliatives Committee noted that it was working to ensure that it follows the guidelines of the governor in the interest of the people.