The Imo State government has deferred the resumption of schools till an ongoing Covid-19 testing programme in all the 27 local government areas of the state is concluded.
“Also, all task forces operating under any guise in Imo State have been banned by the government just. Similarly, the government has stopped the sale of emblems across the nooks and crannies of Imo by those who either masquerade as task forces or consultants.
“Consequently, those who would want to test the will of government will have themselves to blame as plans to constitute a security outfit that will go after recalcitrant persons will soon be unveiled, said the Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba”.
Rising from her Wednesday, September 23 2020 Executive Council Meeting presided over by Governor Hope Uzodimma, the government told newsmen at a media briefing that Task Forces have been constituting a nuisance to the government and people of the state.
“There is nothing like Owerri Capital Development Authority (OCDA) Task Force, Emblem collection Task Force, and Revenue Task Forces on the street of Owerri Municipal anymore,” said the Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba, who was joined by the Commissioner for Transportation, Barr. Rex Anunobi; Commissioner for Finance, Chuck Chuckemeka; Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser to the Governor, Oguwike Nwachuku, among others.