COVID-19: Bauchi governor set up local government committees

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has set up a functional and viable Local Government Committees to work out modalities of tackling the further spread of coronavirus disease.

The Governor announced this while addressing journalists after a meeting with Caretaker Chairmen of the 20 Local Government Areas of the state.
He said the committees will sensitize citizens at the grassroots on COVID-19 pandemic, and to ensure compliance with the order for the closure of borders across the state.

” We discussed issues concerning COVID-19 pandemic and the need to establish Local Government Committees that will go for sensitization, surveillance, and for locking down our borders so that we will be protected from coronavirus disease.

The Governor who was concern about the increase in the number of cases in the state-directed the Chairmen to ban business and social gatherings with visitors from other states.

He said the state government on its part, will manufacture 3 million face masks before making the use of it as compulsory in the state.

He also enjoined the Caretaker Committee Chairmen to manufacture face masks for distribution at grassroots so as to prevent the spread of the disease.

In the tenure of Local Government appointed Chairmen which expired on the 30th of last month, the governor said the State House of Assembly would be requested to extend their tenure through legislation.

” The outbreak of this deadly virus has affected all our preparations towards the conduct of the election, but we will do it under my leadership “

He regretted that the outbreak of coronavirus disease has affected the plans of the state government for the conduct of the Local Government election, assuring that the election will be conducted under his administration.

Mukhtar Gidado
Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor
05/05/2020.