Despite the State Government’s COVID-19 Containment Order, Executive Order No. 1 of 2020, in force, Governor Ugwuanyi calls on the 17 Local Government Council Chairmen to mobilize all Development Center Administrators, Councilors, Traditional Rulers and President-General of Communities as well as Neighborhood Watch Groups and Youth Leaders within their jurisdiction to man the borders of their local Government Council Areas that are contiguous with other States.
Although the Containment Order imposes interstate movement restriction, persons with the non-essential mission have continued to traverse the borders of Enugu State with the tacit support of some unscrupulous persons.
The West African Pilot News gathers that flagrant violation of this Order has continued to compromise efforts of the Government in containing the spread of COVID-19.
The Governor of Enugu State in determination to contain the spread of this contagion in Enugu State and protect the residents from avoidable morbidity and mortality, hereby further orders as follows as stated in a statement signed by his Secretary, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya:
“All Local Government Council Chairmen are to mobilize all Development Center Administrators, Councilors, Traditional Rulers and President General of Communities as well as Neighborhood Watch Groups and Youth Leaders within their jurisdiction to man the borders of their local Government Council Areas that are contiguous with other States.
“All Local Government Council Chairmen are to liaise with the members of National Union of Road Transport Workers, Association of Tricycle Riders Transport Union and Okada Riders Union within their jurisdiction to ensure that intending passengers beyond Enugu State are not allowed to board vehicles in Motor Parks within their jurisdiction.
“In like manner, they are to ensure that passengers conveyed from outside the state are not allowed to disembark within their Local Government Council Areas. Vehicles of erring operators should be impounded and handed over to law enforcement agents for appropriate action.
“The border control activities in all Local Government Council Areas in Enugu State that are contiguous with other states will be intensified at night-time during which most of the infractions occur.
“Any person or group caught aiding and abetting the illegal traverse through Enugu State borders will be arrested and handed over to Security Agencies for prosecution.”
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