Florence Uwaeme
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday asked residents of the state to exercise patience and support the government to defeat Coronavirus (COVID-19).
This follows the curfew imposed on some areas and forcing of shops and businesses to remain shut.
Wike, who was represented by the Commissioner for Special Duties, Bariere Thomas, the Governor during a visit to the government house by Dufil, the makers of Indomie noodles said, “COVID-19 is what we didn’t expect, but we are prayerful, believing the situation is not going to last forever.
“We call on our people to cooperate with government and remain at home. It is better to stay hungry and be alive than to die while eating. We expect our people to cooperate with government even as we remain prayerful”
He assure that the donated food items would be distributed to the needy, imploring more donors and non-governmental organizations to join hands with the government to ensure that the hard times being faced by the public were cushioned.
