GOVERNORS OF NORTH-WEST AND TWO OF THE GOVERNORS OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TAKE STEPS TO TACKLE SECURITY CHALLENGE AND COVID 19

The NorthWest and North Central Governors Forum’s have agreed that each of the member state in consultation with the National Examination bodies, will close schools for a period of 30 days, starting from Monday, 23rd March 2020 in other to curb the spread of Corona Virus in the Zones

This was contained in a three point Communique signed by the Leadership of the Forums in Kaduna where the meeting held.

The Forums also resolved to embark on sensitization campaigns to discourage large gatherings until further notice, the communique added

The Governors again agreed that the States will continue to wage aggressive campaigns to encourage citizens to uphold personal hygiene, including hand washing and environmental sanitation.

The meeting which was chaired by the Chairman, NorthWest Governors Forum and Kastina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari had received briefings from heads of security agencies and have also resolved to jointly fund security operations aimed at conclusively addressing the security challenges that have bedeviled the zones.

Present at the meeting were Governors Aminu Bello Masari (Katsina), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger). Deputy Governor Nasiru Gawuna represented Kano State. The Governor of Kwara State joined the meeting on telephone......

Meanwhile Niger State Government is not leaving any stone unturned in sustaining measures to protect and sensitise the citizenry on the deadly viral disease called Corona Virus which has been code named COVID 19

This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Health and Hospital Services Doctor Mohammed Makusidi in a post Executive Council briefing with News men in Minna, where he gave an update on what the Ministry has done so far to confront the epidemic.

Doctor Makusidi explained that so far, there is no any confirmed case in the State however, the Ministry has emergency response team which have been put on red alert, adding that there are 25 emergency operation centers in all the 25 Local Government Areas in the State with Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNOs) that send in information round the clock on not only Corona Virus but any strange disease.....