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Whistles and cheers in tribute to the mayor of Repelón

Under a cloudy sky, the warm breeze that invades the streets of Repelón and singing the hymns of Colombia and the Municipality, dozens of inhabitants of this municipality paid a heartfelt tribute to its mayor Eduardo Polo Mendoza, the country’s first president who is a victim of the Covid-19.

The measures implemented by the pandemic prevented many from accompanying the coffin with the remains of the president from the entrance of the municipality to the holy field; However, a large group of people decided to join the funeral procession to dismiss those who had the responsibility of protecting them in the midst of the current health crisis.

In cars, motorcycles, motorcycles and bicycles, they traveled the main streets of the town to “thank” the mayor’s management during the most critical stage of the pandemic, the months of June and July.

According to his governed, the president was always pending to meet the requirements of those most in need, to manage investment projects with the Government of the Atlantic, to get timely attention for those affected by the virus and to motivate the repeloneros to comply with the sanitary measures to avoid contagions. They claimed that he did not stop working for the people despite being suspended for a few months.

The 58-year-old public administrator used to visit the neighborhoods to carry a message of self-care. “It is necessary for each person to assume responsibility for self-care, because it is the health of their family, their parents, their children and the life of each one of them,” he constantly told the community.

“It was a tribute to a mayor who in the few months of government worked tirelessly for his people; a person with a lot of seriousness at work, but who always had a kind and respectful treatment, “said the president of the Council, Gridys Corrales Figueroa, who was in charge of saying a few words when the procession stopped, for 10 minutes, in the door of the mayor’s office.

Corrales assured that the news of the death of the president generated a commotion in the inhabitants of Repelón, who trusted in his speedy recovery to retake the reins of the Mayor’s Office.

As of Thursday, according to the report from the National Institute of Health, Repelón has 151 confirmed cases, 6 deaths, including the mayor, and 71 recovered.

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