In a phone interview with Professor Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor hinted to
Tribune Online that the taskforce was set to enable proactive and proper management and control of information viz-a-viz management in the case of the deadly Coronavirus in the university community.
The government of Cross River State commended this laudable initiative while and pledged support to the university.
Chairman of the Nigeria Commissioners for Health Forum, Dr Betta Edu speaking at her office during the courtesy visit by the university Covid-19 task force emphasised the need for all Tertiary Institutions in the country to set up a COVID-19 Task Force team in their various Universities.