Franca Ochigbo, Abuja
The Minister, Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief Adeniyi Adebayo, said there are 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.
Adebayo stated 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, saying the collaboration will guarantee the availability of ventilators, an essential and very critical tool in the fight against the pandemic.
He called on heads of security agencies to instruct their personnel at check points across the country to comply with the recent directive of Mr. President to allow the free flow and movement of essential commodities despite the inter-state movement restrictions and curfew within the country.
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