The Oyo state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has suspended all state, local and ward political meetings in the state over coronavirus pandemic.
This was made known on Sunday in a release signed by the party’s secretary, Wasiu Adeleke in Ibadan, the state capital.
It reads “I have the directive of the State Chairman of PDP to announce the suspension of all political meeting at the ward and local government levels
“The directive is to avoid further spread of the deadly Coronavirus.
“All party leaders and executives should monitor the compliance of this directive in their various local governments.”
Recall that Oyo state has joined the list of states that have confirmed case of coronavirus in the country.
Out of the 30 cases in the country, Oyo has one while Lagos has the highest number of those affected with the deadline virus ravaging the entire world with 22.
Others are FCT- 3, Ogun- 2, Ekiti- 1.
The state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has ordered the closure of both private and state owned schools in the state. The government has also set to a task force.