Following the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Benue state, the leadership of the state House of Assembly has ordered the closure of the legislative chamber indefinitely.
The Assembly Spokesman and House Committee Chairman on Information and Orientation Mr. Tertsea Gbishe revealed this to reporters on Wednesday in Makurdi.
Gbishe said the main reason for shutting down the Assembly was to allow members and staff to undergo COVID-19 screening and treatment.
He said plenary would resume as soon as the leadership of the house resolved that it was safe for members and staff to resume at their duty posts.
He said: “Given the nature of the assembly’s functions which requires that members interact with their constituents on one hand and top government functionaries in Ministries Departments and Agencies, MDAs, on the other, it is important to undertake regular COVID-19 test because of the exposure of members while carrying out their constitutional responsibilities.”
