Rivers State Executive Council has set up a 5-Member Executive Council committee in a bid to sensitise the general public on how to avert the outbreak and spread of coronavirus disease in the state.
Briefing journalists yesterday,
State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim disclosed
that the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Thursday was geared towards enlightening the public on the preventive measures of the the dreaded disease.
He said: “The State Executive Council reviewed the global pandemic and set up a 5-Member committee to carry out an aggressive awareness campaign on the prevention of coronavirus”.
“Members of the committee are the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim (Chairman), Commissioner for Health, Prof Chike Princewill (Member), Commissioner for Environment, Dr Igbiks Tamuno (Member), Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Barrister Olisa Tasie-Amadi (Member) and Commissioner for Youth Affairs, Ohia Prince (Member).
“This committee is to ensure that citizens of the State in the 23 Local Government areas get adequate information that will stop them from contracting the virus. ”
Furthermore, the commissioner used the medium to inform members of the public on the need to practice elementary hygiene, adding that”they should use hand sanitizers to prevent contracting the virus”, he said.
