Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has called
on northern traditional rulers not to relent in spearheading the
campaigns to avoid the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the
region, stressing that the cost of treating COVID-19 patients is
very expensive.
The governor who made the call on Monday at the executive
committee meeting of the traditional rulers chaired by the Sultan
of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, noted that it costs about N400,000 to
treat one COVID-19 patient.
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traditional rulers in Kaduna, urging them to lead sensitization
campaigns on the spread of the virus.
While noting that traditional rulers have critical roles to play
in ensuring that people at the grassroots adhere to government’s
directives as part of measures to curb the spread of the deadly
coronavirus and other diseases, El-Rufai told the customary leader
that treating the infected is digging a big hole in the
government’s coffers.
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He, however, said that the challenges in the treatment of the
pandemic make it imperative that people desist from activities that
will promote the spread of the virus in the northern region and the
country at large.
Traditional rulers from the nineteen northern States met in
Kaduna on Monday to discuss the security
and socio-economic challenges confronting the region particularly
in the southern part of the state.
The meeting was chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad
Abubakar.
In his remarks, the Sultan of Sokoto while describing the
killings in Southern Kaduna as total
madness, said the time has come for all stakeholders including
government and traditional rulers to rise up and find solutions to
the lingering crises.
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