We Reject Attempt To Force COVID-19 On Us – Kogi State Government Declares
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA – Kogi State Government has declared that any attempt to force the state to announce a case of Covid-19 will be vehemently rejected.
It stressed that it would continue to insist that the State shall not be a party to any fictitious Covid-19 claims, adding that it formed the basis why the State government does not recognise any Covid-19 test conducted by any Kogite outside the boundaries of the State except those initiated by the State.
These were contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Haruna Audu while reacting to claims by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that the State has recorded two index cases.
Audu however said that till this very moment, Kogi State is Covid-19 free, adding that the State Government has developed full testing capacity and conducted hundreds of tests so far which were returned back to the State as negative.
The Health Commissioner further said; “We continue to enjoin our people to take all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic into the State and give no listening ears to rumour peddlers and mischief makers.
“We are more than prepared to secure the life of our people and have no interest in playing politics with their Health concerns.”
