Africa Press-Nigeria:
A cross section of Abia citizens and groups have berated the latest upsurge in cases of coronavirus which saw 67 Abia residents testing positive for the virus, including Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and some members of the Abia State Executive Council.
DAILY POST recalls that the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu had tested positive for the coronavirus infection.
John Okiyi Kalu, Commissioner for information in the State, in a statement issued to newsmen in Umuahia, on Monday, said the governor had gone into isolation before his result was confirmed positive.
The statement quoted that Ikpeazu ordered that the deputy governor would act on his behalf pending his resumption of office.
However, speaking in a press release issued by Ferdinand Ekeoma and made available to reporters in Umuahia on Tuesday, the former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) during the 2019 general elections in Abia State, Alex Otti, reemphasized that viruses such as this (COVID-19), act mysteriously, and sometimes strike with unpredictable speed, hence the need for Abians to do away with doubt and carelessness, but rather adhere to every professional advice, and apply individual and institutional safety measures required to remain safe.
On Ikpeazu’s COVID-19 infection, Otti enjoined the Governor to remain strong and courageous in the face of the COVID-19 trial, as a way of instilling confidence in other citizens who were also hit by the virus.
He prayed for quick recovery for Governor Ikpeazu and other Abia citizens battling the virus at this moment.
The ex-Group Managing Director of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc called on all Abians to take the outbreak of the pandemic very seriously.
Meanwhile, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC), Worldwide, has decried the rising cases of coronavirus in the South East zone, which Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State was among the victims.
