Gov Tambuwal is committed to fighting COVID 19 in Sokoto – Aide





Sokoto state governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is committed to taking all necessary and timely measures in order to protect citizens of the state from the contracting coronavirus. A senior special assistant to the governor Yusuf Dingyadi asserted this Tuesday in a press release.

He opined that the measures taken by the Sokoto state government so far will have positive effect in containing the spread of infectious disease in the state. “Therefore, we call on the Federal Government through Presidential Task Force on #COVID-19 to complement the efforts of the state government by coming to the aid of our amiable governor in providing full technical & logistics support in order for him and the State Task Force committee under Hon DR Ali Inname to succeed on this onerous task of fight against the COVID-19. ‘ We urge His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari to look at our plights, being among other states that need his attention of providing logistics & technical assistance urgently to successfully fight this pandemic. “One of the greatest challenges facing us is sharing border with Niger Republic and we are gate keepers of almost millions of Nigerians & other foreigners coming freely through the western part of African countries that include Libya, Burkina Faso and others that alone can be a great risk of increase of this virus. “With the recent inauguration of COVID-19 Response Volunteers team of 3000 members, His Excellency Governor Tambuwal has indicated state government seriousness of taking drastic measures toward fighting this virus, we hope National Centre for Disease Control and Federal government will give the state all the supports needed. “The Federal Government support and intervention in the enforcement of border patrol in our borders will be a great service to us; our borders are porous where anyone can cross into the country freely. “There is need of serious measures from the PTF, NCDC and other agencies in checking of foreigners coming to Nigeria through Niger Republic on their medical status or quarantined them so as to control the spread of infectious disease among our people.” The statement reads

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