By Temidayo Akinsuyi

The Kogi state government on Tuesday said it will not cooperate with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to declare false COVID-19 figures in the state.
It also insisted that there is no single case of COVID-19 in the state despite the rising cases of the second wave of the pandemic.

Speaking in an interview with Daily Independent, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications debunked the claims of NCDC officials that Governor Yahaya Bello has been hostile to them in their efforts to ascertain the status of the state in the fight against the pandemic.
“The governor is only hostile to falsehood. He is not hostile to genuine intent at ensuring safety and public health. NCDC had worked with Kogi state on the issue of Lassa fever”.
“They commended the structures we put in place to be able to curtail Lassa that is even far more dangerous than COVID-19 which they are marketing at the moment. They know that Kogi is very committed to the issue of public health”.
“So, if they are saying we are hostile, I think it is a way of saying that we are not cooperating with them to declare false figures in the state”.
On efforts being made by the state government to fight the virus in the state, the Commissioner said “We have succeeded in sensitizing the good people of Kogi state. The best weapon to fight COVID-19 as far as we are concerned is through sensitization”.

“When the people know their responsibilities and what they should do to keep themselves safe, it will help in ensuring that the pandemic doesn’t ravage the state. We are still on the fact that there has not been a single case in Kogi state. All those other ones declared by the NCDC are controversial and we have rejected those figures in clear terms”.
” As far as we are concerned, we will continue sensitization. Before any other state, we built our communication pillars on COVID-19 and ensured that we are telling the people the right thing about the virus. That is what is working for the state. We have our state of the art isolation centres”.

“We are not saying COVID-19 doesn’t exist, we are only saying that the way it is being marketed and promoted is unfortunate and it is designed to ruin the economy of the country if we are not careful about it” he said.
https://www.independent.ng/we-wont-cooperate-with-ncdc-declaring-false-covid-19-figures-in-kogi-commissioner/

That 5 no dey change since second wave start , no body die no body them discharge.

Na only Bello no fear buhair administration


Other governor na toy to APC

I swear Yahya Bello got this one right

he's not going to cooperate with nddc over the fraudulent score table they keep presenting to us


if una like make you relegate Kogi for the log, Bello won't succumb

Arrrrrrrh

Another governor !

They knows NDCC could be lying with that figure.

Am not perturbed that ASSU is using the figure to probate when to resume school or not, because they have paid them thier allawee !

Criminals in government...

Some people have built mansions through the covid 19 scan-demic

NCDC LIVESCORES

with fake scores

malcom1X:
NCDC LIVESCORES

ojun50:
That 5 no dey change since second wave start , no body die no body them discharge.

Na only Bello no fear buhair administration


Other governor na toy to APC

when everyone else know bello as buharis number ONE lackey

But not on this covid matter

mbaise1000:


when everyone else know bello as buharis number ONE lackey

A second lockdown will be deadly

God bless Yahaya on this one and punish the NCDC. How come numbers started rising carelessly as soon as they heard that the Vaccine is out. All this in a bid to cart away money. Nonsense

wat a funny country n i support the government of Kogi state on this

i support them too

valentineuwakwe:
wat a funny country n i support the government of Kogi state on this

Please, don't.

He understands the fact that lassa fever is even worst than this and that covid-19 is actually marketed to destroy the economy, the governor knows exactly what he's doing to be honest.
Is not like he doesn't know covid-19 exists but they're marketing the virus to cash out. If I was a governor I would do like gov Bello in this regard

yahaya Bello is a real Nigarrr...he really got some balls