Press Statement
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has queried Kogi State Governor
Yahaya Bello over his manifest laidback attitude towards COVID-19
prevention and management protocols, resulting in spread and avoidable
deaths in the state.
Our party is deeply worried over alleged unreported cases of COVID-19 as
well as issues of ‘silent deaths’ in the state, which have become scary.
The PDP notes that issue of unreported cases of COVID-19 in Kogi state
has put citizens in fear especially as Governor Bello’s administration
has remained nonchalant and unresponsive towards the matter.
The party lamented that the Kogi state government has failed to engage
in expected campaigns, public enlightenment as well as establishment of
adequate treatment facilities and protocols to guarantee public health
and disease management, while Governor Bello continue to carry on as if
the lives of the people of Kogi do not matter.
We note with pain the death of the Chief Judge of Kogi state, Nasir
Ajana, who had to be moved from Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, to an
isolation facility in Abuja.
The situation in Kogi leaves no one in doubt that Governor Bello cares
so little about the welfare of the people, particularly in the face of
the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
The party therefore urges the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC)
to wade into the situation in Kogi state, as the government of the state
has not demonstrated the required capacity to guarantee the health
safety of the people in the state.
Signed:
Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary
