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The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria
(CAN) in Adamawa State, Bishop Dami Mamza, has tested positive for
COVID-19.
Mamza, who is also the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese and a
member of the state’s COVID-19 Containment Committee, confirmed
this in a statement on Sunday.
He disclosed that his COVID-19 status was confirmed by the
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), adding that he has
decided to go into self-isolation.
According to the clergyman, one lesson for the people is that
they should appreciate and understand the importance of making
themselves available for testing if need be.
While noting that testing positive for the virus was not a death
sentence, the bishop urged the people to pray for him and all who
tested positive for the disease.
He also urged them to take the preventive measures seriously in
order to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state.
Meanwhile, the state governor, Umaru Fintiri, has vowed that his
administration would not leave any stone unturned until lasting
peace was achieved in Adamawa.
Governor, Umaru Fintiri.
The governor, who met with CAN leaders in Yola, the state
capital said his administration was on a mission to close the gaps
to ensure residents live well and would not discriminate on any
basis.
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He stressed that to promote development and liberty for all,
there must be peace and stability that could only be achieved with
good governance, tolerance, harmonious co-existence, and genuine
reconciliation.
Governor Fintiri was worried about the security challenges
bedevilling Adamawa over the years, such as Boko Haram insurgency,
communal clashes, clashes between farmers and herders, banditry,
and kidnapping.
He decried that such challenges have left the people devastated,
impoverished, and living in fear.
The governor, however, stressed that Adamawa has maintained its
posture as a peaceful state, despite conflicts and crisis that
threatened its peace in the past.
He explained that the peace being enjoyed in the state was as a
result of his government’s good thinking and mediation efforts, in
collaboration with groups and stakeholders such as CAN working
assiduously to unite the people.
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