Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19 pandemic has suspended the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr Ayinla Abubakar, indefinitely.
This was contained in a statement by the Deputy Governor and Chairman, Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19, Mr. Kayode Alabi.
The statement, which was obtained via the official Twitter handle of the Kwara State Government, alleged that Abubakar directed a driver to undertake the evacuation of an unkempt man with a COVID-19 ambulance without due diligence and respect for all safety protocols.The statement read, “The committee is thoroughly embarrassed at the whole development.
“He has been asked to hand over to the most senior officer on the team pending his return from suspension. “This development also has necessitated a new round of refresher course for all our ambulance drivers and members of the RRT, as the scenario witnessed in the footage cannot be allowed to happen ever again.
“Finally, we are sorry once again for the development. It should not have happened. We do not take the support of the Kwara people for granted and we reassure them that Kwara retains its proud ratings as one of the states with the best facilities, responsiveness, and general preparedness to manage this pandemic. This has been attested to by the NCDC team as well as the Stears Business rating of the level of states’ responsiveness and preparation for the pandemic.
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