A'Ibom Lockdown Follows No Due Process - Human Rights
By UbongAbasi Ise The continuous stay-at-home order issued by the Akwa Ibom State government and its consequences on the residents of the state has become a major worry for the Foundation for Civic Education, Human Rights, and Development Advancement, FoCEHRaDA. In a press statement released recently to the media by its Executive Director, Barr. Clifford Thomas, FoCEHRaDA said the announcement of the sit-at-home directives in the state neglected basic steps required before and within the lockdown. The rights group noted that before the pronouncement of lockdown, the distribution of essential commodities and other welfare packages to Akwa Ibom residents could have been achieved through same strategies adopted by Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, and the National Population Commission, NPC, in enumerating buildings. "In Akwa Ibom State, the announcement of the lockdown directives did not take the necessary consequences thereon into consideration. Pr...