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General News of Tuesday, 21 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Why COVID-19 is spreading in Nigeria - sUltan of Sokoto

Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Abubakar Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Abubakar

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar has urged states to shut their borders and restrict inter-state movements to enable them to fight the spread of COVID-19.

The Sultan of Sokoto via a statement signed by his Secretary-General, Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, blamed the spread of the virus on the lack of coordination in some states.

The monarch also commiserated with the government at all levels and also health workers who have sacrificed a lot in the fight against the virus.

The statement reads: “We appeal to state governments to synergize and complement each other properly in addressing the spread of the pandemic in Nigeria. What obtains now isn’t too good for our well-being.

“While some states are strict in observing established protocols against the spread of the pandemic, others are slack, giving opportunity for steady rise in number(s) of cases in states.

“The fight against the pandemic by state governments should be unified. More surveillance should be thoroughly mounted at states’ borderlines/entry and exit points, with medical check-ups where necessary.

“This is so averred due to the flagrant inter-state and intra-state mass movements (travelling), added to the slow screening and/or testing of suspected cases. On the other hand, we commiserate with the federal and state governments, as well as family members’ of health workers – who have made sacrifices and are very much at the front-line of the pandemic, leading to some of them losing their precious lives.

“We specifically condole with their respective families and pray that they be better comforted by Allah, the Most Compassionate.”