Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has commended the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) for measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
The PUNCH had reported that Ganduje had accused the Federal Government of abandoning the state to its fate in the response to the pandemic.
But the state Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, in a statement on Tuesday, said his principal appreciated the two-week lockdown order pronounced by the President on the state during his address on Monday.
Buhari had announced that a team of experts had been deployed to Kano to address the growing “unusual deaths” and spread of the virus.
The commissioner said the measures coupled with the efforts of the state government would help mitigate the rising cases of coronavirus in the state.
He said, ‘’With the ongoing comprehensive investigation on the pandemic in the state, the deployment of additional federal government manpower, material and technical resources as announced by the president to strengthen and support the state government’s efforts would equally help in extenuating the pandemic.’’
He said while the test centres being managed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in collaboration with the state government were now fully operational, the state government has plans to expand testing centres as part of its response to curb the spread of the infection.
He urged the people of the state to comply with the lockdown order of the President, maintain social distancing and good hygiene practices.
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