Kano Gets Special Adviser To Health Minister On COVID-19

By Braimoh Musa On Apr 28, 2020

Presidential delegation to Kano with Gov. Ganduje on Tuesday

The Presidential Task Force powerful delegation came to Kano and met with governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on the marching order of President Muhammadu Buhari, amid the fear of community transmission of the COVID-19 in the state.

The team were received at the Africa House, Government House, Kano, Tuesday, led by Dr Nasiru Sani Gwarzo, who said: “President Muhammadu Buhari gave us Marching Order to be in Kano and find out what the state needs for containing the COVID-19 pandemic.”

A statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Abba Anwar on Tuesday and sent to Solacebase said Dr Gwarzo noted that “President said we must do everything possible to support, reinforce and mobilize support even beyond the nation. Your Excellency on the Special Committee sent to Kano to work with the state government are experts in public health and other areas.”

‘’On the special committee are, Professor Abdussalam Nasidi, the pioneer Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), who is a Professor of infectious diseases, and also the Special Adviser to the Health Minister on COVID-19 to Kano, Dr Bimpe Adebiyi, who heads Department of Health Services at the Federal Ministry of Health, among others, ‘’said the statement.

‘’He assured that they were not in Kano to re-invent the wheel “…but we are reinforcing the wheel. We are here to support the Kano team in achieving the needs that are necessary for containing the global pandemic.”

The statement said Governor Ganduje thanked President Buhari for coming to the aid of the state “…at this critical time. He takes the right step and there is no doubt about this. Your coming to Kano will let you know the areas that we need all the necessary intervention.”

‘’He reiterated his call for more Testing Centres in the state, saying that, “Testing Centre is the nucleus of the fight against COVID-19. It is just like a heart in our body. We have to give you full cooperation. This is what we have been looking for.”

“We need more Testing Centres in the state. And the extension of Isolation Centres is absolutely necessary. Because there is this fear of community transmission. And we need more sample collection areas. In all the 44 local governments we must have multiple collection centres,” he said.

Ganduje requested for the provision of more Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs). Adding that life insurance is absolutely necessary. Explaining further that, “We are also providing Palliative to our health workers, they also have families, who must also be supported.”