Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has been commended for swiftly establishing a food bank to cushion the hunger-effect of the ongoing lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that the state government has earmarked N2 billion from its 2020 contingency funds to purchase of foodstuffs for distribution to Rivers people as palliatives against hardship being posed by COVID-19.
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the arrest of two helicopter pilots for allegedly violating the Executive Order issued by the state government to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state.
In order to cushion the effect of the stay-at-home directive to Rivers people to check the spread of coronavirus, the Rivers State Government on Tuesday commenced the distribution of foodstuffs to the downtrodden.