The Ebonyi state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for taking proactive measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria.
The chairman of the party, Eze Nwachukwu, in a statement on Wednesday said the Federal Government has acted well so far on the palliative programmes in place to cushion the effect of the deadly disease.
Nwachukwu said: “Most commendable is the proactive steps in setting up silos in Nigeria to strengthen the nation’s strategic grain reserve. The government has been distributing food palliatives from these silos to cushion the hardship caused by lockdown and sit-at-home orders.
“We in Ebonyi APC are proud of you Mr President and we celebrate your efforts in making Nigeria great again.”
Nwachukwu, however, appealed to the governor of the state, Dave Umahi to relax the ban on the use of motorcycle in all parts of the state.
He added: “Ebonyi people are predominantly farmers and the majority of our people are poor and the only means of transportation and movement of farm produce from farmlands are through the use of motorcycles.
“It is difficult now for people to convey their farm inputs to the farms and the implication is better imagined.
“If these local people who have been doing great work to produce food in Ebonyi do not have the means to convey human and materials to their farms, we are afraid that the post-COVID-19 era will be so devastating”
