Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Tuesday paid a visit to patients of cholera outbreak hospitalized at Amata Akpoha MDG hospital in Akpoha Afikpo North Local Government Area.
The Cholera outbreak resulted in the death of 9 persons, with over 30 others hospitalized.
The Governor during the visit said that the measures was to tackle water scarcity in the area.
Umahi commended the Chairman of Afikpo North Local Government Area Mr Uchenna Nnajiofor, the Commissioner for Health, Daniel Umezurike and Health Workers at the facility for efforts at saving the lives of the patients.
He said his administration would also construct modern toilets in the area within the next two weeks.
The State Chief Executive thanked Stakeholders of the area for their prompt response and urged them to continue to uphold peace in their domains.
“There is nothing as good peace, the same way we should not allow division to come in between us, when leaders struggle for supremacy, it is a terrible thing because there is a place for everybody.”
Earlier in a remarks, the Commissioner for Health Dr. Daniel Umezuruike, said over one hundred patients have been successfully managed at the Health facility.
The Governor later donated hundreds of bags of rice, wrappers, two cows and sums of money to the patients and health workers at the hospital.
It would be recalled that the outbreak has caused panic and tension in the affected community.
