Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has called on residents of the state who patronized fairly used traders in clothes and shoes at the popular Oja Oba market over the weekend, to immediately go for COVID19 test.
Over the weekend, a trader in the market, who fled Imo state to Ondo state after testing positive for COVID-19, was apprehended while selling her wares in the market over the weekend.
The governor made the appeal in a statement “Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Monday, June 8 2020, advised all members of the public who had recently patronised the fairly used fabric and shoe stalls at Oja Oba market in Akure, where the 41st case was picked up, to present themselves to health facilities for immediate testing and proper care. It will be recalled that the 41st case, a female trader who was confirmed positive in Imo State, escaped isolation and sneaked into Ondo State, where she was tracked to the Oja-Oba market Akure, Akure South LGA where she sells fairly used fabrics and shoes. Governor Akeredolu advised the people to call the Government toll-free numbers so as to get immediate help, adding that there is no shame in illness and there is no reproach in seeking and getting healing”.
Governor Akeredolu, who expressed worry over the reality of community transmission, urged the people to place more value on their lives and living than any other things in the meantime.