COVID 19: Bello lauds President Buhari's proactive measures »

….Urges Nigerians to Adhere to NCDC guidelines.

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on his proactive measures and interventions in tackling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.

The governor who made the commendation through his spokesperson, Onogwu Muhammed stated that the timely constitution of the Presidential Task Force Committee on COVID-19 and the supports given to the committee as well as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC by the presidency had helped in curtailing the spread of the disease in the country.

The governor commended President Buhari for the establishment of laboratories for molecular diagnosis for COVID-19 in Kaduna, Kano, Maiduguri, Port Harcourt and Sokoto states in addition to the existing ones in the country.

Governor Bello also thanked Mr President for the Federal Government’s CCT Household Uplifting Programme where Sixty-two thousand, one-hundred and sixty (62,160) beneficiaries have been captured in Kogi state.

He said the Kogi State Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO), has also engaged about 12,000 unemployed youths in its rural job creation scheme.

The governor said such programmes were targeted at uplifting the lives of the poorest of the poor and the vulnerable, noting that the first major objective was to improve household consumption.

Governor Bello urged members of the society to adhere strictly to the guidelines and preventive measures put in place by the NCDC to avoid the spread of COVID-19 disease.