Labour party supports Ogun state extension of lockdown

The Labour Party)LP),Ogun State Chapter on Saturday threw its weight behind the additional one week extension of lockdown order by the State Government in view of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic.

Penpushing reports that, the support was contained in a statement by the party chairman, Comrade  Abayomi Arabambi ,stressing that in arresting the virus it is highly essential that  government  must be commended very strongly for her  very visible performance at arresting further spread.

‘In arresting the spread of COVID – 19 in Ogun  State,It is highly essential that the Government of Ogun State must be commended very strongly for her  very visible performance at arresting further spread of Covid – 19. We , in Ogun State LP , say a sincere  “well done ” and a big “Thank you” to the State Governor.

Penpushing further reports that, the opposition party posited that the Governor has demonstrated beyond doubt that he is really conscious of the fact that he was elected to make decisions including ones that are hard.

‘You have openly demonstrated a great capacity in trying to reduce the spread of the virus in Ogun State. And it is also true that a large number of the citizens in the State are unintelligently trying at most times to be uncooperative with the your efforts threatening all your efforts with maybe ,  probably unintended negative consequences’.

‘Not only the indigenous citizens but even the various non – native residents who are readily receiving large number of people illegally from their original States during this pandemic’,Arabambi stated.

‘Besides, the people who are encouraged to come into the State by the kins who have been long resident in the State there are some large numbers of immigrants from other States , more so and particularly from the North of the Country who illegally troupe into the State with an undeniable help from the corrupt security officers who are supposed to secure the State against such acts’.

Penpushing also reports that, Labour Party suggested that such illegal entries into the State should be seen as acts of terrorism and treasonable felony, noting that the alleged illegal migrants have chosen Ogere in Ikenne Local Government  area of the State as the main route through where they  spread into the State .

‘In our considered opinion , the time is now for the State to cause a bill to be enacted by the State house of Assembly that will immediately  criminalise the act of smuggling oneself into the State during this pandemic’, he said .

‘The law should make it an act of terrorism  and treasonable felony during this Inter – State border closure and lockdown for any person or persons to smuggle himself or be smuggled by another into Ogun State’.

‘This is a deliberate act of coup-detat aims at compromising the health of the whole Citizens of Ogun State by probably importing covid- 19 intentionally or by implication. It is not in doubt that the negativities such as identified here can go a long way to undo all that the Government has done so far in a very short number of days’.

‘We also enjoin the State Governor to strictly and heavily visit the full weight of the law on anyone who flouts the official order of  Nose covering in the public and the other official directives.

The party encouraged the Government on need to  continue the provision of palliatives for the vulnerable and the old in the society,adding that in similar vein, government should  ensure that all health experts’ directives are strongly enforced including the assemblages in banking halls and the ATM points across the State.