PROTECTION OF RIVERS BORDERS: RIVERS STATE GOVT TO SET UP TASK FORCE



• State Government set to employ 3,000 Environmental Sanitation Marshals

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, on Monday announced that the Rivers State Government will establish a Task Force to man her borders to ensure that Rivers people are protected from coronavirus.


Signing the Executive Order RVSG-02 No. 3 -2020 at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday, Governor Wike said that the Task Force will be in place because of the likelihood of sabotage from Federal Security Agencies.

He said: "This is the third Executive Order that I will be signing since the coronavirus pandemic started. This third Executive Order is very important."

"We suspect there will be sabotage on the part of the security agencies.  That is why we are appointing a Task Force to man our borders. We owe our people a duty to protect them. There is likely to be sabotage. Our Task Force will be at the borders to protect our people."

Governor Wike said that contrary to the falsehood being peddled on the release of Exxon Mobil Staff, the Governor noted that it was strictly on the intervention of respected Nigerians and not due to the threat to embark on strike.

"No Federal Agency spoke to us. But there were respected Nigerians who intervened and they were released by 8am on Sunday."

"Exxon Mobil signed and agreed that they will take back their Staff to Eket. That was the condition we gave for their release," he said.

Governor Wike announced that the laws on restriction of movement must be implemented for the safety of everyone.

"On Sunday, we arrested some staff of BOA who violated the law. They have been arraigned in court and remanded," he said.

He reiterated that coronavirus is no respecter of persons, pointing out that it has killed both influential and less privileged, hence the need to be more vigilant.

On the Dumping of Waste in Public Places (Prohibition) Bill 2020, Governor Wike announced that the State Government will employ 3,000 environmental sanitation Marshals to implement the law.

He said that his administration is committed to the improvement of the sanitation of the State.

Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaehwule, said Dumping of Waste in Public Places (Prohibition) Bill 2020 will stop the dumping  of wastes on road median by residents.

Attorney-General of Rivers State, Professor Zaccheus Adangor, said that the two legal instruments signed by the Rivers State Governor will help in the fight against coronavirus.

He said that the  Quarantine (Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other infectious diseases) Regulations (No. 2-2020) stipulates non custodial sentences for offenders. He said that individuals will be fined 50,000 while corporate organizations will be N1million.

He said that the regulations direct the Chief Judge of Rivers State to assign a Judge or Magistrate to try offenders.

The Attorney-General of Rivers State said the  Executive Order RVSG-02 No. 3 -2020 empowers the State Government to set up a Task Force to implement all legislations related to the fight against coronavirus. 

Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ikuinyi Ibani, thanked the Rivers State Governor for his commitment to the defence of the State.

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