CORONAVIRUS: ORTOM TO ADDRESS BENUE PEOPLE ON JOINT RADIO PROGRAMME TOMORROW

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, will on Wednesday 25th Match, 2020, feature on a live radio programme to address the people of the state on the Coronavirus pandemic.

During the address according to a statement signed by CPS Terver Akase last night, the governor will enumerate the efforts the State Government is making to prevent the disease from spreading to the state.

The programme which is to last between 8am and 10am will originate from the studios of Radio Benue (95.0 FM and MW 918 KHz).

It will be broadcast simultaneously on the following stations:

2. Ashi Waves 99.9 FM Katsina Ala

3. Choice 93.3 FM Oju

4. Harvest 103.5 FM Makurdi

5. Joy 96.5 FM Otukpo

6. ASKiNG RADiO and ASKiNG RADiO Tiv

7. Sun Rays 103.1 FM Korinya City.

Governor Ortom will be accompanied on the programme by the Chairman of the State Emergency Response Committee on Coronavirus and Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Sunday Ongbabo, as well as Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Hon. Ngunan Addingi, among other top Government officials.

The joint live radio programme is part of the public awareness campaign of the Benue State Government on deadly Coronavirus.

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