This implies that, the 28-member Executive Council will be contributing N2.8 million monthly till the war against the deadly disease in Benue State is finally won.
Professor Anthony Ijohor, SAN, who is the Secretary to the State Government, made known the decision of the Council members today at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi and expressed the determination of the Samuel Ortom administration to sustain its proactive approach to tackling the pandemic.
He said the decision by the members of Council was voluntary and commended Governor Ortom for the visionary and dogged leadership he has continued to provide during very difficult moments in the life of the state.
Meanwhile, the Benue State Executive Council will on Sunday hold a joint meeting with the State Security Council and the State Action Committee on Coronavirus, to review the measures so far taken in preventing the spread of the disease in the state.
Governor Ortom who made this known today said the meeting will assess the situation with a view to ameliorating the pains the measures must have brought upon the people.
