Governor Wike of Rivers State has warned to re-impose lockdown in the first month of 2021 after the spike of coronavirus cases in the state.
Kelvin Ebiri, his Special Assistant on Media released a statement saying the governor deliberated on the second wave of the virus at the thanksgiving church service in celebration of the 90th birthday of Mrs. Priscilla Nwanediye Mark which was held at the St. Martin’s Anglican Church, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government on Sunday.
According to him, the flouting of the COVID-19 protocols in most churches and markets in the state has caused the increase in the number of new cases of the virus.
He noted that strict measures will be announced by the end of the week to curtail the spread of the virus.
“When you go to some churches, they don’t wear mask. Go to market, they don’t wear mask. They believe COVID is not real. It’s not real because it has not happened to you; nobody had died whom you know. When somebody has died and the person was close to you, you will know that COVID is real.
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So, it is real and I want to appeal to all of you that we have to be more strict now because the second wave is more dangerous than the first wave. It’s very, very dangerous. I know how many people we have lost since the second wave started.” he said
Governor Wike called on the Bishop of Diocese of Ikwerre to advise members of all the churches under his authority to put on their face masks. He said;
“If you don’t comply, I have no choice, but to shut down the churches; Pentecostal, Catholic, Anglican.
I have no choice, because when you have it, who spends the money? It is the state that treats. So, we need to use the money for some other things, but not for this. Let us discipline ourselves and know that COVID is real. Let nobody tell you that there is nothing like COVID. It’s real.”
Source: NaijaOnPoint.com
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