SPONSOR: DISTINGUISHED SENATOR ABBA MORO
THE SENATE:
NOTES: With grave pain that on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, there was an epidemic outbreak in Oye-Obi, claiming 15 lives in the community. The first victims; Happiness Ogbu, Onah Ogbedu, Wisdom Agwo and Andy Edu who were hit by the disease all died alike within 48 hours of contacting the undiagnosed disease.
FURTHER NOTES: That the strange disease has not yet been diagnosed by health authorities and medical experts in Benue state.
SADDENED: That victims who have died from the disease developed the same symptoms of headache, internal heat, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach ache, weakness of the body, swollen stomach and died alike.
MORE SADDENED: That as at Monday February 3, 2020, the number of persons affected with the strange endemic has risen to 104.
ACCORDINGLY RESOLVES TO:
1. Urge the Federal Ministry of Health to mobilize focal persons to the area to investigate and ascertain the nature of the disease
II. Urge the Centre for Disease Control to promptly put up surveillance to contain the disease and see to the treatment of victims and protect others from contacting it.
III. Further urge the Federal Ministry of Health to conduct mass mobilization and awareness campaign on how to prevent the spread of the disease.
Emmanuel Eche-Ofun John,
SA (New Media) to Senator Abba Moro.
06/02/2020
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