Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has inaugurated the State Steering Committee on Covid-19 Preparedness and Response Project Committee (CoPREP) with a call to members to work assiduously to stem the tide of infection and transmission of the virus in the state.

The inauguration was done yesterday at Government House, Makurdi the deputy governor, Benson Abounu.

The urged members of the committee to ensure meticulous utilisation of available resources in line with its terms of reference so that funding for the project by the World Bank is not impeded.

He said the constitution of the committee was as a result of a directive from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and it’s a prerequisite for states to access grants needed in the containment of the Coronavirus.

The chairman of the state COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project, Dr. Joseph Ngbea, on behalf of other members, thanked the governor for finding them worthy to be selected for the assignment and assured the governor of their commitment to serve as they have been assigned.