Prince Eric Oharisi, a member representing Ughelli North Constituency II in the Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday, frowned over reports alleging that he was the index case of Coronavirus COVID-19 in the State.
In an interview with the Lawmaker at his private residence in Delta said his attention was drawn to the trending news on social media about him being the index case in the state.
He stated that the originator is a UK based Deltan, one Martins that confided with him that he got his information from Asaba that he was the person.
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“Martins have been apologizing to me that he acted in error and that he has deleted the post from his Facebook page and had done a rejoinder to the post,” he said.
Confirming that his family lives in Germany and was with them during Christmas and new year break, Oharisi said he returned to Nigeria on January 28 before the outbreak of COVID 19 pandemic in Nigeria.
Saying that he has been attending plenary before the COVID-19 forced the House to go on holiday, he held that he had no health issues.
The Lawmaker also explained that with the restriction of movement order, he has been indoors in his house in Asaba and never travelled to Warri as it was reported that the index case was a patient in Warri.
Oharisi disclosed that he had embarked on sensitization in his constituency on the dreaded coronavirus and also distributed preventive materials against the pandemic to constituents before the lockdown order.
He enjoined his constituents to remain law-abiding and obey government’s stay at home order, expressing optimism that the COVID-19 pandemic would soon pass over.
