Many Abuja residents not obeying COVID-19 protocols, says ex-FCT minister

Former Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Aliyu Modibbo has raised an alarm that many FCT residents are not obeying basic guidelines and protocols put in place by relevant authorities to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Modibbo who is the Chairman FCT Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19, said this at a meeting chaired by the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello with the Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Dr. Garba Abari.

Modibbo said: “it was necessary to come up with a coherent communication strategy to reach the people as many of them were not obeying the basic guidelines and protocols put in place by the relevant authorities to prevent the spread of COVI’19.”

FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello said the FCT Administration will partner with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the FCT Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 to draw up strategies for the implementation of new sensitization and awareness campaigns in the fight against COVID-19 in the Federal Capital Territory. (Nation)

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