Citizens of Ekiti state, especially top government functionaries and leaders of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) have been thrown in to panic over the health status of the State Governor , Dr Kayode Fayemi.
Fayemi has however urged Ekiti citizens not to panic over the news that he has gone into self isolation over the Coronavirus disease , saying he took the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the disease.
The governor said the action became imperative having gone in contact with those suspected to be having index cases of Covid-19.
Fayemi on Tuesday broke the news on his tweeter handle that he had self-isolated, following startling and shocking revelation that some top presidential aides and his colleague governors , had tested positive to the disease.
Fayemi, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, said: “No cause for alarm, I just took this step as a normal precautionary measures”.
Fayemi further said, “with the circumstance will find ourselves today, every citizen must engage in personal hygiene and take actions that can help us overcome this challenge and that exactly I have done.
“I had had gone in contact with those having suspected cases and I felt I have to do this to help the situation”, he said.
Fayemi urged the citizens to abide by the directive on social distancing and hand washing to safeguard the state from the widespreading disease.
In a related development the state Governor, has directed that all markets in the state that do not sell essential commodities such as foodstuff, medicine, medical equipment and water be closed down effective 5.00 pm Thursday, March 26th, 2020.
This is in a bid to curtail the spread of the dreaded coronavirus (Covid-19) in the state by ensuring that citizens observe the social distancing practice, among other measures.
The governor’s directive was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti, on Wednesday.
The statement directed all medicine stores that are open to the public to make sure they do not sell or display any other items whatsoever, while those selling food stuffs should not display or sell anything outside food stuffs.
Similarly, the Governor has appealed to commercial drivers and the leadership of NURTW and RTEAN in the state to reduce the outrageous fares being charged commuters. mainly students who have been returning home in their numbers following the closure of schools in the state.
Pharmacy stores are also urged not to hike the prices of essential drugs.
The statement also reminded members of the public of the ban on gatherings that are above 20 persons either for social, communal or religious purposes as a monitoring and enforcement taskforce has been dispatched across the state.
The governor urged all citizens in the state to join hands with the government and its agencies in the collective war against the coronavirus.
