As incidence of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread across the country, the Governors Mandate Network has saluted governors in the states of the federation for taking prompt decisions to arrest further spread of the global life threatening disease.

The Network, in a statement issued by its Chairman, Earl Osaro Onaiwu on Sunday noted that Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) had called an emergency meeting last week chiefly to discuss contingent measures that could be deployed in tackling the menace of COVID-19 among the populace.

He stated that one of the outcomes of the meeting is the shutting down of public gatherings in states where confirmed cases have been recorded or where there is a high likelihood of COVID-19 incidence.

Governors Mandate Network however calls on religious bodies, business organisations, private entities and the general public to fully cooperate with state governments in their quest to put up effective measures to deal with the ravaging pandemic.