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Corona Virus: Benue Govt. Approves N10 Million for Purchase of Protective Kit.

Corona Virus: Benue Govt. Approves N10 Million for Purchase of Protective Kit.

Benue State GOVERNMENT has earmarked the sum of N10 million naira for the purchase of protective kits and equipment in case there is an outbreak of Coronavirus referred to as Convid 19.

The state Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Mrs Ngunan Addingi disclosed this after an Executive Council meeting in Government House, Makurdi.

She said a place has also been earmarked at Agan Primary Health Care center in Makurdi in case there is an outbreak or a suspected case saying it will be a place for testing and isolation of the victims.

The information commissioner recalled that Government had set up an emergency response committee on Corona Virus, and that EXCO  has approved that the committee be expanded to include the Executive Secretary for Primary Health Care, the Chairman of Nigeria Medical Association, the Special Adviser

and Personal Assistant to the Governor on Primary Health Care, the Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, the Chairman of Jaamatu Nasir Islam, a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC and a member of the Civil Society Organization, CSO.

While state GOVERNMENT takes into account other issues regarding other infrastructure, scholarships, the commissioner for information, said the state government also approved the increase production of produce, adding the government is not resting on its oars as is taking proactive measure to ensure that the Benue people stay healthy.

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