As part of efforts at combating the spread of corona virus in Ekiti State, the Government has constituted a State Environmental Task Force and corresponding team in each of the 16 Local Government Areas in the State to ensure adherence to government’s directives aimed at curtailing the spread of the Corona virus in the State.
The State Task Force is made up of the Commissioner for Environment as Chairman, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, General Manager of the State Emergency Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Director, Environmental Health Services, as well as representatives of Security Agencies, Iyaloja, Seriki Hausa, Ekiti State Traffic Management Agency, drivers’ unions and Okada Riders association.
Inauguration the Taskforce in Ado Ekiti, Governor Fayemi who was represented by the Commissioner for Environment Mr. Gbenga Agbeyo said that the task of teams was basically to ensure that people in the state comply with the directives to play safe in order to curtail the spread of the dangerous Virus.
Fayemi said that the Task Force had a mandate to ensure that all public gathering of any kind were not more than 20 persons while all market users practice hand-washing or apply hand sanitizers regularly to curb the spread of the virus.
He added that the teams were to also ensure that commercial vehicles and motorcycles were not overloaded while hand washing/sanitizing facilities were provided at various motor parks.
Also the Local Government Environmental Task Force include: Chairman, Director of Administration, Supervisor on Environment, Director Environmental Services and Representatives of all Security Agents Others are Iyalaje, Driver Union’s and Okada Riders.
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