The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has accused the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 of abandoning Kano State to their fate in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
According to IgbereTV reports, Ganduje said this in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, on Monday.
He said, “We are in a serious problem. I can tell you the situation is really bad and scary. Because what we solely rely upon in fighting the disease is the testing centre.
“There is also a shortage of sample collection equipment. It is not common equipment that you can go and buy in the market. Those whose samples were collected are still waiting to know their fate.
“The problem (is) with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Even its Director-General was in Kano. He spent a night here but we have not heard from him again. The Minister of Health is also aware that the laboratory is not functioning.
“There is a serious problem. We have been complaining that Kano needs more than one testing centre, right from the beginning of this (pandemic).”
When Ganduje was asked whether the state was not getting any support from Federal Government agencies in the fight against COVID-19, he replied, “Sincerely speaking, we are not getting deserved attention. If these equipment (testing centres) are under our control, we will do our best to make sure it works properly. But we are not getting the needed support and co-operation from the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.”
On Sunday 26th April, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded a total of 1273 Covid-19 cases in the country, with 77 of the cases from Kano State. The state health ministry said the state has only one Covid-19 death record.
