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| Hon. Ndudi Elumelu during plenary. |
The Minority Leader of the House
of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has tested negative to Corona virus,
having been in self isolation in Abuja.
In a statement on Friday night,
Hon. Elumelu said that having his family back from London, there was the need
for him and the entire family to isolate themselves in consonance with the
world best medical standards, saying that COVID-19 test had to be carried out
on them.
He said that the result of the
tests confirmed them all negative, while urging the leadership and members of
the National Assembly to make themselves available to be tested for the deadly
virus that have claimed the lives of over 12,000 persons globally.
The Minority Leader noted that
as representatives with direct contact with all manner of people as a result of
their functions, there was the need for them to be proactive with a view to
helping in curbing the spread of the virus, pointing out that self isolation
and making themselves available for test to be carried out on them, to
determine one’s status as a leader is the key to preventing the spread of the
virus.
Hon. Elumelu also urged
Nigerians to keep faith with the various levels of Government by keying into
guidelines released as this would enhance synergy towards curtailing the
corona virus in the country.
"Adherence to the
directives of the NCDC is critical to having headway in the fight against the
spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria,” the Minority Leader stated. .
While commending United Bank for
Africa (UBA) and Tony Elumelu Foundation for donating N5billion and N1billion
respectively, and others who magnanimously donated to the fight against the
disease, he also called on the Federal Government to be more proactive, sincere
and apolitical in the fight against the virus, adding that critical directives
to the people should be done with human face so as to achieve the much needed
co-operation that will make them adhere strictly to the instructions.
“The Federal government should
make food available to our people in the rural areas, enforce drastic reduction
from telecom companies on all telephone charges, collaborate with state
governments to convert some hotels into temporary hospitals, pay minimum
charges pending when the house stimulus bill is passed into law, and ensure a
further drastic reduction in petroleum pump prices.
"At this stage the Federal
Government should provide free medicals to Nigerians at all levels,” Hon.
Elumelu stated
The respected legislator who
represents Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State in the House of
Representatives, commended the efforts and measures put in place by the Delta
State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa towards the fight against the virus
in the State and urged the people of the State to join forces with him to
forestall the outbreak of the virus in any part of the state that is yet to
record any case of corona virus, even as he lauded the dogged efforts of the
Lagos state Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu in fighting COVID-19
in the State which has become the epicentre of the disease in Nigeria
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