The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Friday described the attitude and response of Kogi State Government towards the COVID-19 pandemic as ‘ignorantly meddlesome and irresponsible.’
The Nigerian Medical Association on Friday described the attitude and response of Kogi State Government towards the COVID-19 pandemic as ‘ignorantly meddlesome and irresponsible.’
The President of the NMA, Dr. Francis Faduyile, in a statement said: “On Wednesday, May 27th 2020, the disease was confirmed on two indigenes of Kogi State. “The Kogi State Government stoutly resisted this advisory to the dismay of our Association. The state government needs reminding that the NCDC is empowered to ‘prevent, detect, monitor and control’ activities and programmes for the national response against infectious disease epidemics and other public health emergencies; and also, to ‘lead, develop, coordinate’ these activities in the country.
“His use of profane words is capable of demoralising the exemplary gold-winning health workers and the untiring NCDC, which possibly can lead to a national catastrophe. He asked President Buhari to “issue an order granting unfettered access and protection to NCDC officials into Kogi State and do all that is necessary to contain COVID-19 which we believe is gaining a serious foothold in the state.
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