By Mike ALADENIKA.
Ondo state government has ordered the immediate closure of its borders with neighbouring states to stop the possibility of the deadly coronavirus spreading to the state.
The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, in a statement issued in Akure, said since all ondo state neighbouring states have recorded COVID-19.the possibility of it's spreading into Ondo state, if requist precaution is not taken is high.
According to Ojogo, “This order prohibits inter-state travels into the state and takes effect from 6.00 pm on Thursday, 2nd April, 2020. Security operatives as well as monitoring teams have been put on the alert to enforce this order as part of measures already taken to stem COVID-19 incursion into Ondo State."
" The fact that Ondo State has remained one of the states in the country without a single confirmed case of COVID-19 is Divine and an uncommon Grace" said commissioner Ojogo.
“As a way of thanking God and seeking His face for this immeasurable Grace and continuous Favour, Government hereby declares a 3-day period of fasting and prayers commencing from Thursday, 2nd to Saturday, 4th April for Ondo State and the country at large.
“Government therefore, urges the good people of Ondo State to use this period to stand firm in prayers and remain inexorable in His praise as mankind faces this pandemic. May God sustain His Grace upon Ondo State,” He said.
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