Clement Nnachi, Abakaliki
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Sunday flagged- off the fumigation of Markets and other public places across the state as part of measures to prevent the corona virus pandemic in the state.
Flagging off the exercise at the multi-million naira International market located in the capital city, Abakaliki, Umahi represented by his deputy Kelechi Igwe, explained that the exercise has become imperative to disinfect public places to reduce the risk of contacting corona virus and other deadly diseases.
Umahi called on residents of the state to maintain environmental hygiene and adopt other precautionary measures to contain the spread of the virus.
“The exercise is very important and it shows government preparedness to secure the lives of its citizens which is one of the constitutional mandate of a leader”
Earlier in his speech, the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Daniel Umezurike, reiterated that the fumigation exercise was inevitable because some of the diseases were transmitted by insects and wild animals.
The Commissioner said that the exercise was carried out on Sunday because of the side effects of the chemicals and appealed to traders to use the face mask anytime they were in the market.
