BEVERLY HILLS, June 08, (THEWILL) – Six members of staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have tested positive for coronavirus.
The commission disclosed the development via its Twitter platform explaining that the six persons were workers in the Office of the Executive Director, Projects, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh.
The commission, however, said Ojougboh tested negative for the virus adding that 27 others working in Ojougboh’s department also tested negative but advised those who tested negative to go on self isolation.
The commission recently confirmed that its late acting Director, Finance and Administration of the commission, Ibanga Bassey Etang tested positive for Coronavirus.
NDDC in a statement signed by its Direcor, Coroporate Affairs, Charles Odili, said the commission was compelled to make the declaration after getting clearance from the deceased family.
“The family has authorized the Commission to announce that the late executive director tested positive fir COVID-19,” Odili said.
THEWILL recalls that NDDC recently shut down the commission’s corporate headquarters following COVID-19 scare triggered by the death of Etang, who was a member of the Interim Management Committee (IMC).
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Etang, who until his death, was the Acting Executive Director of Finance and Administration reportedly died at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), Port Harcourt after a brief illness.
Shortly after his death, the commission’s management in an internal memo signed by Silas Anyanwu shut down the corporate headquarters of NDDC located along Aba Road in Port Harcourt for two weeks.
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