Anambra Assembly shut for 3 weeks over COVID-19

The Anambra House of Assembly was on Tuesday forced to adjourn plenary for three weeks to allow fumigation of offices and surroundings of the assembly complex amid heightened fear of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Speaker of the House, Mr Uche Okafor, announced the resolution during plenary after en executive session.

Okafor said: “We want the whole of the assembly complex to be fumigated.

“We all know that cases of COVID-19 are rising in the state and most of the cases are domicile in Awka South where we are staying.

“The leadership of the House met and agreed that all offices and surroundings of the complex should be fumigated to prevent incidences of COVID-19 in the House.

“And when we resume on July 14, we will strictly enforce the precautionary measures as stipulated in the COVID-19 Law that we passed.”

The speaker urged members to sensitise their constituents on the need to adhere to the stipulated precautionary measures to curb the spread of the disease in the state.

“COVID-19 is real; let us take the message home to our constituents. We need to wear our face masks regularly to protect ourselves and our loved ones,” Okafor said.

Anambra had recorded 69 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 51 recovered cases and nine Coronavirus related deaths.

Awka south, where the assembly complex is situated, has the highest infection rate in the state.