NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING Our attention has been drawn to a ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja this morning, wherein His Lordship, Honourable Justice Isah Dashen, gave a ruling on an application filed by an unregistered association known as Peace Movement Party. The public knows that by December 2025, the Nigeria Democratic Congress  as an association complained of INEC’s refusal to register us as a political party, whereupon we proceeded to the Federal High Court. The Federal High Court upheld our constitutional right to freedom of association under the Constitution and compelled INEC to register us, which INEC did. Since then, we have started political activities, embarked on the registration of members, held congresses from ward to national levels, held conventions, and concluded primaries to all offices following INEC’s timetable. We have been fully participating in all INEC activities without let or hindrance. NDC also fielded candidates, and fully pa...

BENUE STATE ACTION COMMITTEE ON COVID-19 WILL ENFORCE STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH PREVENTIVE MEASURES.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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    Arising from a meeting of the Benue State COVID-19 Committee held at the People's House, Makurdi on Wednesday, 24th June, 2020, I, Engr. Benson Abounu, Deputy Governor of Benue State and Chairman of the Committee, hereby announces the following measures, which are informed of the continuing rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the state;
1. All COVID-19 preventive measures pronounced by His Excellency, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, through several broadcasts, have been gazetted into law and duly have the force of law.
2. A Special Enforcement Taskforce has been constituted and mandated by law to ensure strict compliance with the following gazetted preventive measures;
a). Wearing of facemasks, washing of hands with running water and soap/use of hand sanitizers and maintenance of physical distancing in all markets across the state.
b). Wearing of facemasks, washing of hands with running water and soap/use of hand sanitizers and maintenance of physical distancing in churches, mosques and other places of worship across the state.
c). Wearing of facemasks and maintenance of physical distancing by both operators and passengers alike on motorcycles, bicycles, tricycles (Keke Napep) as well as all private and commercial vehicles.
d). Wearing of facemasks, washing of hands with running water and soap/use of hand sanitizers and maintenance of physical distancing in all public places; including but not limited to, banks, hospitals, shopping centres, public and private business offices/premises, restaurants, bars, barbers shops, hair dressing salons, etc.
e) Wearing of facemasks, washing of hands with running water and soap/use of hand sanitizers and maintenance of physical distancing at all social gatherings which MUST not under any circumstance exceed 30 persons present at the venue of an event.
f) Observing the dusk-to-dawn curfew which lasts from 10pm to 4am daily.
2. All public places will be under surveillance and manned by officials of the Special Enforcement Taskforce who are empowered by law to arrest and prosecute violators of the gazetted preventive measures.
3. Violators of the gazetted preventive measures will face sanctions ranging from fines, imprisonment, closure of business offices/premises, impounding of vehicles and other movable assets.
4. The Special Enforcement Taskforce will swing into action on Wednesday, 8th July, 2020 and everyone is required by law to fully comply with its mandate.
Engr. Benson Abounu,
Deputy Governor, Benue State
/Chairman,
State Action Committee on COVID-19.
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