The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has kicked off the distribution of medical supplies, relief Materials and Public Enlightenment Campaign to contain the spread of Coronavirus Disease, covid-19, across the Niger Delta Region.

Speaking at the flag-off ceremony at the NDDC Warehouse, in Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout, Port Harcourt, the Commission’s Acting Managing Director, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, lamented that the poor state of health facilities in the country, and specifically in most states of the Niger Delta region was a major constraint in the fight against covid-19.

He said: “No doubt, the disease has also taken its toll on the socio-economic well-being of citizens, especially as most small and medium scale businesses have been affected with the lockdown imposed in the states.”

Pondei noted that the economic wellbeing of the people of the region was further dwindled due to the series of lockdowns being imp
osed by both the federal and state governments as a precautionary measure to mitigate the spread of covid-19 in the country.

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