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General News of Friday, 17 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Wike criticizes governors for politicizing COVID-19 test results

Nyesom Wike Nyesom Wike

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused other state governors of politicizing the COVID-19 pandemic which has increased to 442 cases in Nigeria.

Criticizing governors who publicize COVID-19 test results, Wike stated that they are only doing so as a publicity stunt to attract Nigerians.

The governor made this known while speaking at a press briefing on Friday where he also lamented the non-compliance to the lockdown order by government companies.

“We were the first state to close down borders before other states followed and started doing publicity.

“Everything is politicised in Nigeria. Governors, commissioners will go for a test and will tell the world they are positive /negative to attract publicity but nobody has gone for an HIV test to declare their status.

“Everything we publicise to attract Nigerians. Testing negative has become news now. For us in Rivers state, this thing is immaterial.

“There are states that have been singled out to be punished. In Abuja, a trailer was mobbed but if it was in Rivers State there would have been headlines that the state is not safe.

“All those politicising COVID-19, saying they tested Positive and now Negative, they should also make public their HIV Status".