Anambra State House of Assembly on Wednesday summoned the
state Commissioner for Health, Mr. Vincent Okpala, and his Information and
Public Enlightenment counterpart, Mr. C. Don Adinuba, to appear before plenary
to explain the state readiness to contain the rapid spread of Coronavirus.
The resolution followed a motion moved under
matters of urgent public importance, which was raised by Majority Leader of the
Assembly, Nnamdi Okafor, on March 3.
The Speaker, Uche Okafor, therefore stated that the
commissioners were to appear before the Assembly on March 5.
Okafor, who presided over the plenary, read out the
resolution while lawmakers unanimously adopted it through voice votes.
Nnamdi Okafor, who represents Awka South 1, said
there was need to ensure adequate preparation and robust response in the event
of any emergency.
He said: “The Health Commissioner would brief us on
the ministry’s preparedness, action plan and preventive measures against the
disease in the state.
“We need to know about the training programmes and
availability of equipment for protection of healthcare workers as well as the capacity
to test and diagnose the disease.
“Should a case be detected in the state, the health
commissioner needs to tell us if a quarantine facility is available to control
spread of the disease; the capacity of the state to contain the infection as
well as treatment plans.
“Mr. Adinuba should brief us on various awareness
and sensitisation programmes being carried out to sensitise the people on how
to protect themselves against the disease.’’
Lawmakers, however, took turns to support the motion,
saying, there was need to know the ability of the state to deal with the virus
as the country recorded a first case.
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