Buhari ‘ll make tough decisions next week on COVID-19’ ⋆



Augustine Okezie, Katsina
The Director General of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has announced President Muhammadu Buhari will make some difficult decisions on COVID-19 containment next week.

He said: ”President Buharit will on Wednesday have a tele conference with the Governors and there will be some difficult decisions to be made on how to restart the economy, especially on what to start and what not to start.”



The NCDC boss spoke while on a courtesy call on Katsina Governor Aminu Masari in his office at Government House Katsina.

He spoke as the Governor demanded establishment of a testing centre in Katsina to ensure speedy confirmation of samples of suspected cases in the state.

Masari noted the State Government had to travel for about 12 hours after collecting samples of suspected patients for test in the laboratory at Abuja.

He said: ”Availability of a testing centre here will actually help in reducing the duration and the stress we are presently going through.

“Samples from Katsina had to reach Abuja in 24 hours otherwise it would not be tested

The idea of going to far miles to analyse samples is crazy, imagine Anambra taking samples to Edo when we ought to hv one lab in Enugu or Anambra for easy access

I hope the though decisions will not includes continuous lockdown without bank alert o

I don't know the problem of some of this governors that they can't set testing center themselves

at least we see Oyo and ogun governors setting up testing lab in their without FG help but these ones will be waiting for FG on everything...no wonder they don't want restructuring

Whatever decision he will make stay home should remove from it Because that will not stand...you aren't feeding me you can't continue locking me home...what a stupid government.