NOA urges Nigerians to adhere to precautionary measures

By Fatima Muraina
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National Orientation Agency (NOA) has harped  on the need for Nigerians to imbibe the culture of precautionary measures aimed at curtailing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic as government eases lockdown nationwide.

 The Agency also charged the National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS) and other relevant organisations to extend sensitization talks to the grassroots.

 Speaking at a sensitization programme with affiliate members of NCWS at the weekend in Akure,  the Ondo State, Director of NOA, Mr Bode Famose said people must get acquainted with the precautionary measures of fighting the virus, should government relaxes the lockdown rules in spite of the increasing cases of the pandemic.

 He urged people to practice the rules of personal hygiene and to adopt the use of nose masks, washing of the hands with soap for a minimum of 20 seconds which would enable the soap other kill the virus.

 He urged women to pass the message to their children, noting that they have vital roles to play in educating their children on the pandemic.

 Responding, the state President of NCWS, Mrs Jumoke Aborode emphasised the need for government and individuals to continue presenting palliatives to everybody, especially the vulnerable to cushion the effects of the stay-at-home order.

 According to her, many people are still crying of hunger within the neighbourhood despite the council’s effort to complement governments’ efforts on palliatives.

 “Many people run to us crying of hunger, believing that we are part of government agency equipped to cushion the effect of government’s orders, not knowing that what we did was self sponsored and nobody empowered us to do so ,” she said.

 She however assured that the messages would be delivered to the grassroots, stressing that the organisation has representatives in all the 18 local government areas of the state.