FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT
29th April, 2020
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba, Richard Adeniyi Adebayo, Con, has disclosed plans by the Ministry to meet with Research Institutes, Academic Institutions, Manufacturers and other stakeholders involved in the manufacturing of local Ventilators, to fight the dreaded COVID-19 Pandemic ravaging the World.
The Minister disclosed this while receiving the weekly briefing by the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) of the Committee on Sustainable Production/Delivery of Essential Commodities during COVID-19 of the Ministry stressing that the collaboration will guarantee the availability of ventilators an essential and very critical tool in the fight against the pandemic.
He also assured Nigerians that mechanism was being put in place to ensure that the economy does not suffer any shock as a result of the lockdown.
He however, called on Heads of security Agencies to instruct their personnel at check points across the country to comply with the recent directive by Mr. President to allow the free flow and movement of essential commodities despite the inter-state movement restrictions and curfew within the country.
It would be recalled that the Minister recently emphasized on need to observe Market Protocol, which is the use of face masks and hand sanitizers, as well as, social distancing among other precautionary measures at all times on approved market days, before being allowed access into the market for transactions.
