COVID-19: Gov. Umahi Tightens Ebonyi State Borders, Visits Different Boundaries To Ensure Total Lockdown(Photos)

In a bid to curtail the dreaded Coronavirus from entering Ebonyi State, Governor David Nweze Umahi, FNSE, FNATE, on Saturday, embarked on interstate boundary checks, chiding security men earlier dispatched to the adjoining boundaries of the state to ensure nobody except fuels, food condiments and medical equipment are allowed to enter the state.

Leading the Anti-Corona Virus team which comprised all the security heads in the state from the St Margaret Umahi Int'l Market, the team moved to the boundary between Abaomege and Igbo Imabana Community in Abi LGA of Cross River State.

At the Abi and Abaomege boundary, Governor Umahi uncovered plots by commuters to enter the state against government's directives and frowned at the attitude of commuters and motorists toward the measure which was taken to avoid further spread of the dreaded virus.

All the commuters coming into the state were asked to return to where they came from, an exercise he personally supervised.

Seeing compliance to the directives, he moved to check the level of compliance at the boundary between Uturu in Abia State and Mile 2 in Ishiagu LGA of Ebonyi State where the same Abaomege scenario played out. He immediately ordered and enforced the returning of all the parked vehicles attempting to sneak into the state through the boundary back to where they came from.

At the scene of the event, a commuter, Mrs Lucy Okafor from Enugu state described Umahi as a man with an excess energy .

Mrs. Okafor said it is only Gov. Umahi that she has seen personally monitoring the compliance of boundary closure which shows that he loves the good people of Ebonyi State.

In her words,

"It is only Ebonyi State Governor that I have seen leading people to boundaries to see if people are flouting the order."

"Other governors only say it without monitoring compliance, and that's the reason this thing (virus) is entering other states".

"This man has excess energy".

At the end of the exercise - the Governor thanked the committee leaders and members for all their total commitments in ensuring that Covid-19 pandemic is not allowed to enter Ebonyi and further recommended that Ebonyians must take the fight more seriously and that more youths should be immediately mobilized to work with security agents to ensure that all entries into Ebonyi State are completely locked down.

"To all Chairmen of our LGAs, Committee members and leaders, let me highly commend you for all your kind commitment ever since this unfortunate Covid-19 started.

"This lockdown against the movement of passengers and none essential trucks in and out of our State is the only sure way to further protect our people.

"We will involve more youths to work with the security agents day and night in all the exit and entry points of the state to ensure total lockdown.

"I plead that we take this matter very seriously as leakage will not be accepted until we completely win."

Source : http://igberetvnews.com/1345317/covid-19-gov-umahi-tightens-ebonyi-state-borders-visits-different-boundaries-ensure-total-lockdownphotos/

Umahi is working

Lock it and throw away the key. We can break the padlock when all this is over.

Is this not the restructuring that we are talking about. States are flouting the federal laws and no one is raising an eyebrow. It will take a natural disaster like this for Nigeria to be truely repositioned for restructuring.

Ok

When sh!t hit the fan is you still a fan


When all this is over i pray for a better Nigeria

Good

Ok

A nice move and a proactive one.

As of 8pm yesterday,
UK has conducted 120,776 tests with 17,089 confirmed positive.
Nigeria has conducted 333 screening with 89 confirmed positive to covid-19

This is bad news for Nigeria.
It Means that for every 4 test conducted in Nigeria I person is Positive.

And in UK, for every 7 persons tested im Britain, 1 is Positive.

Please Stay Home.
Stay Safe!

FG should have taken proactive measures before the virus took us unawares..
we don't even know thousands that have been infected in Lagos
and other red zones


How are we going to survive
this shit is too much for Nigerian doctors to handle

wike should allow essentials to enter rivers too


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Nice one

I would have been tempted to say shutting down interstate borders by a state, even against regional neighbours is a cheap solution and an affront on regional solidarity and close-knittedness.
Well, Wuhan too was ostracized from the other Chinese Provinces and this wasn't seen as a betrayal.

It just doesn't feel right in a diverse Nigeria. Like Corona is making Yorubas keep each other at arms length because of some artificial borders.

This truly confirms Hobbes' and Machiavelli's positions on human nature. When Man's self preservation is threatened, he doesn't mind putting things up just to survive. Even allegiance to a bond of national blood?

Good

Nice One

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I don't support this. What if the people have emergency to attend to; Even in UK and US that have more reported cases,they still allowed people to go about thier business. This is total rubbish

The lock down is incomplete if he’s yet to close the border between ohaukwu LGA and Ado local government of Benue... Somewhere around Inikiri down towards igbe river

Excellent work... This is one of d measures to curtail this menace we r facing in d world today

Wisdomkosii:
COVID-19: Gov. Umahi Tightens Ebonyi State Borders, Visits Different Boundaries To Ensure Total Lockdown.
In a bid to curtail the dreaded Coronavirus from entering Ebonyi State, Governor David Nweze Umahi, FNSE, FNATE, on Saturday, embarked on interstate boundary checks, chiding security men earlier dispatched to the adjoining boundaries of the state to ensure nobody except fuels, food condiments and medical equipment are allowed to enter the state.

Leading the Anti-Corona Virus team which comprised all the security heads in the state from the St Margaret Umahi Int'l Market, the team moved to the boundary between Abaomege and Igbo Imabana Community in Abi LGA of Cross River State.

Good one

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I see Nigeria winning this war against Corona Virus... hopefully, we won't record up to 5 casualties in the end.

God be with us all.

. Really....

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Governors with foresight are closing down their borders. I have pity for the Lagos Governor who has to pay for the ineptitude of the federal government.

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This part got me.

The only active governor down east

Good

It gets tougher by the day

Tumbulum:
Is this not the restructuring that we are talking about. States are flouting the federal laws and no one is raising an eyebrow. It will take a natural disaster like this for Nigeria to be truely repositioned for restructuring.

Nigeria is simply falling apart because there's no president to provide direction at this period and also continue enforcement of the unitary system of government