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COVID-19: Benue governor on isolation after contact with infected official The Benue deputy governor announced the governor s decision to isolate himself. ADVERTISEMENT For the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has gone into isolation. This, according to his deputy, Benson Abounu, is due to contact with persons who tested positive for the virus including an unnamed permanent secretary and his relatives. Mr Ortom had in July, last year, gone into isolation after his wife, son, and some aides tested positive for the virus. However, speaking at the Armed Forces Interdenominational service held at the ECWA Church, Makurdi, the state’s capital, Mr Abounu disclosed the governor’s decision to go into isolation, following the medical report indicating that a certain permanent secretary and his family members tested positive for the virus. ....
Views: Visits 48 Chairman, Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State, Daniel Deajir died on Thursday night from Covid-19 related issues. He was quarantined at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Makurdi where he passed on. Deajir was sworn-in as the chairman of Buruku LGA by Governor Ortom alongside 22 others on June 23, 2020 and has served for just eight months. Governor Samuel Ortom in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase said Deajir’s death is quite shocking and devastating, describing the deceased as a gentleman and diligent administrator who made positive impact in his stewardship of the local government area before his sudden death. Ortom consoled the people of Buruku, particularly the Deajir family over the irreparable loss, while praying for the repose of the soul of the deceased. ....
Daily Post Nigeria Published Deajir, 52, died Thursday evening at a hospital in Makurdi, the state capital. Governor Samuel Ortom confirmed the loss on Friday in a statement by his spokesman, Terver Akase. Ortom said the death was “shocking and devastating.” He described Deajir, who was elected chairman in March 2020, as a gentleman and diligent administrator. Ortom added that the deceased was already making a positive impact in his stewardship. The governor consoled the people of Buruku and Deajir’s family. He further prayed for the repose of departed soul. Share this: Published Tension has continued to rise in Owukpa community of Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State as women in the community have continued to troop out to protest against the mining of coal deposit in the naturally endowed Idoma community. ....