The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources has put together a palliative measure for members of its union to support members during the period of the stay at home directive to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. This was unveiled by the Chairman of the association, Engr Oladipo Agboola.
According to him, “the stay-at-home directive caught a lot of us unaware and as a responsive leadership, we are looking at a way to assist and help our AUPCTRE members. In view of this, the executives have started distributing bags of rice as palliatives to members.”
In his words, “In order to observe the Social Distancing directive, the distribution model is de-centralized across different satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory which are Nyanya/Maraba, Kubwa/Bwari, Lugbe/Airport road, Garki/Gudu and Suleja Axis. The collection was done on an individual basis with high social distance adopted and no proxy collection.”
Engr Agboola urged her members to adhere to the golden rules of keeping Covid-19 at bay by always wash their hands and use hand sanitizers always so the chain of transmission is broken. He also enjoined all Nigerians to pray for the speedy recovery of the President Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari, the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and other Nigerians that are currently been treated for COVID-19.