CORONAVIRUS: Delta Speaker Donates Hand Sanitizers, Protective Items To Constituents

The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Honourable Sheriff Oborevwori, has donated hand sanitizers and protective items to his constituents in the Okpe state constituency to keep them safe from the corona virus.

Delivering the items at the Orerokpe General Hospital for distribution to   hospitals and Primary Health Centres across Okpe local government area, the Speaker expressed the hope that they would go a long way in protecting  his constituents against the global pandemic.

Oborevwori said the items were to compliment the efforts of the state government at tackling the spread of the disease.

While saying that there had been no confirmed case of the virus in the state, the Speaker implored Okpe people to avoid crowded places, maintain social distancing, improve on personal hygiene and adhere strictly to all measures reeled out by the state government towards curtailing the killer disease.

Oborevwori maintained that COVID 19 was real and should be fought from all fronts and the people to make proper use of the donated items, while also praying for the state, the nation and the world in general over the devastating virus 

Receiving the items, the Medical  Director of Orerokpe General Hospital,  Dr Otite Jerome, thanked the Speaker for the kind gesture and promised that they would get to the people across the local government area.

Also speaking, an Executive Assistant to the Governor on Project Monitoring and former Chairman of Okpe Local Government, Prince Godwin Ejinyere, who witnessed the delivery of the items, commended the Speaker for his benevolence to Okpe people.

The occasion was witnessed by the Executive Secretary, Okpe Local Health Authority, Dr Mokuro Isaac and the Council’s Director of Nursing Service, Patience Ogbemudia.

Items donated by the Speaker include 3,000 hand sanitizers,  50 big buckets fitted with taps, cartoons of JIK, cartoons of HYPO, cartoons of MR MUSCLE and cartoons of DETTOL disinfectant.

The items are to be distributed to Ughoton, Ugbokodo, Jeddo, Osubi, Okuokoko, Oha,  Orerokpe, Evwriyen, Amuokpokpo, Adeje, Okwabude, Jakpa-Mereje, Egborode, Oviri-Okpe, Arhagba, Adagbrassa, Aghalokpe, Ajaguioyibo, Mereje Cottage Hospital and Orerokpe General Hospital.