COVID-19: Gov. Obaseki reveals details of meeting with President Buhari
Obaseki spoke with the president via a zoom meeting, where he also commiserated with the President on the passing of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari.
In a statement made available to reporters after meeting, Governor Obaseki said, “During the zoom meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, I commiserated with him over the passing of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari,” he said. “I also briefed him on Edo State Government’s strategy to combat COVID-19, which is being tweaked daily as we get more insights. We have set a target of testing and screening over 5000 and 500,000 persons respectively.
“I intimated the president on our strategies to reposition the state’s economy for a post-COVID-19 era, so that we can easily restart our economy and sustain our people’s livelihood.” He said that during the virtual meeting, the President was also updated on the political situation in the state, as this is an election year in the State.
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