Due to the fresh cases of Covid-19 infections, governor Wike will most likely impose fresh lockdown on Rivers State from next month.
He made this known at a thanksgiving church service in St. Martin’s Anglican Church, Omagwa in Ikwerre council area on Sunday.
He said it’s worrisome that most churches and markets find it hard to to enforce compulsory wearing of face masks.
He said though the state government had relaxed restriction on worship centres, new stringent measures would be introduced next week to check the spread of the virus in the state.
Wike said that people believe COVID-19 is not real but he said they believe so because it has not happened to them and they haven’t lost anyone they know .
He reaffirmed that it is real and appealed to everyone that they will have to be more strict now because the second wave is more dangerous than the first. He said that they have lost many people since the second wave started.
The governor implored the diocesan bishop of Ikwerre to prevail on members to comply with existing safety guidelines.
He said that if people don’t comply, they have no choice, but to shut down the churches. He said the government will have no choice but to make a decision that will be in favour of the people as it is the state that spends the money.
Saying that the money can be spent in other things that will benefit the citizens, he asked people to be disciplined and know that COVID-19 is real.
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