PTF Sets Up Committee To Investigate Allegations Of COVID-19 Results Racketeering

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has disclosed that a
committee has been set up to investigate allegations of coronavirus
results racketeering.

The PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, said at the
briefing of the taskforce in Abuja that the racketeering was
illegal, endangered lives and could damage the country’s
reputation.

He warned that those found to be culpable would be dealt with
according to the law.

“Committee has been set up to investigate this and all those
involved and found to culpable will be dealt with according to the
law,” he said.

Aliyu who said the PTF would tolerate any act with the potential
of putting people’s lives at risk, added that a technological means
was being developed “for identifying and verifying results”.

He warned against unnecessary international travel during the
upcoming Yuletide, saying with the fresh wave of the spread of
dreaded virus in Europe and other places anyone on a trip to any of
those places in the nearest future could be stranded.

Meanwhile, DG NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has expressed regrets that
some states are still not testing enough making it difficult to
understand the burden of the diseases for effective response.

He listed the states not testing enough to include; Cross
Rivers, Jigawa, Kogi, Osun, Ebonyi Adamawa and Zamfara states.

“It’s important to test, to manage the outbreak and plan for
vaccination”, he stressed.

Ihekweazu also noted that the FCT, Lagos and Kaduna currently
has the highest cases so far.

As the year ends and festive period draws, he again urged
Nigerians to maintain the Covid-19 protocols. He particularly
advised against mass gatherings.

“The numbers are not looking good and we need to take this very
seriously as we plan for the end of the year”, he urged.

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has disclosed that a
committee has been set up to investigate allegations of coronavirus
results racketeering.

The PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, said at the
briefing of the taskforce in Abuja that the racketeering was
illegal, endangered lives and could damage the country’s
reputation.

He warned that those found to be culpable would be dealt with
according to the law.

“Committee has been set up to investigate this and all those
involved and found to culpable will be dealt with according to the
law,” he said.

Aliyu who said the PTF would tolerate any act with the potential
of putting people’s lives at risk, added that a technological means
was being developed “for identifying and verifying results”.

He warned against unnecessary international travel during the
upcoming Yuletide, saying with the fresh wave of the spread of
dreaded virus in Europe and other places anyone on a trip to any of
those places in the nearest future could be stranded.

Meanwhile, DG NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has expressed regrets that
some states are still not testing enough making it difficult to
understand the burden of the diseases for effective response.

He listed the states not testing enough to include; Cross
Rivers, Jigawa, Kogi, Osun, Ebonyi Adamawa and Zamfara states.

“It’s important to test, to manage the outbreak and plan for
vaccination”, he stressed.

Ihekweazu also noted that the FCT, Lagos and Kaduna currently
has the highest cases so far.

As the year ends and festive period draws, he again urged
Nigerians to maintain the Covid-19 protocols. He particularly
advised against mass gatherings.

“The numbers are not looking good and we need to take this very
seriously as we plan for the end of the year”, he urged.