The Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Saturday ,said that unauthorized vehicles entering the state in violation of inter-state movement ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari to stem the spread of #COVID19 around the country will be impounded.
Governor Okowa disclosed this while speaking to newsmen shortly after monitoring situations at Niger Bridge boundary between Delta and Anambra and at Alifikede, the boundary community between Delta and Edo on the Benin-Asaba highway.
“Inter-state movement of goods and services has been restricted to agricultural products and essential goods. The reason behind this lockdown is to limit the number of persons moving across states in order to reduce the spread of the COVID19,” Governor Okowa said.
Similarly, the state government also maintained that all commercial vehicles in Delta State that carry passengers that do not wear face-masks will have their vehicles impounded.
The defaulting passenger(s) , According to the government will be quarantined to curb the spread of COVID19.
Also, the Delta State Government held a sensitization workshop for the supervisors and coordinators of the Widows Empowerment Program.
The aim of the workshop was to train participants and recipients of the program to effectively manage the payment of their stipends, in light of COVID-19.
The Commissioner for Special Duties, Government House, Dr. Henry Sakpra, who declared the workshop open thanked Governor Okowa for providing the platform to touch lives of the less privileged across the 25 LGAs in the State.
Dr Sakpra further urged the supervisors and coordinators to stay safe and adhere to all the prescribed safety measures that have been put in place while carrying out their various duties.
