All unvaccinated civil servants across Edo state would be denied access to government offices starting from Wednesday.
The state government said the move is the first phase of its enforcement of restriction on large public gatherings for persons without evidence of COVID-19 vaccination.
In a press briefing on Tuesday, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Osamwonyi Irowa, said only those with proof of vaccination will be allowed access into government facilities.
“If you have to enter the state secretariat and other government offices, you must have your vaccination cards.
“Those that cannot provide their COVID-19 vaccination cards may have to excuse us and be working from home, pending when a decision will be reached. As a state, we are doing everything possible to make sure that people don’t get infected.
“We are appealing to our people to get vaccinated because that is the more suitable way to prevent the severity of the disease and avoid death. The enforcement teams will commence tomorrow to help us reduce the number of cases and deaths that we are recording daily.”
Yusuf Haruna, head of the COVID-19 enforcement team, said 20 special teams have been trained to enforce the “no vaccination, no entry into government-owned facilities” plan.
“As we all know, the government has the responsibility of protecting the lives and property of citizens. In view of this, we have trained 20 special teams that will be spread across the 18 local government areas of the state.”
