Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Abdulkadir Muhammad has declared that total lockdown without palliative measures is not the solution to the fight of against the COVID-19 pandemic stressing that community ownership and active participation is the key.
The Governor made the declaration during a media conference on the current situation in Bauchi state saying that since the 6 index positive cases including himself recorded in the state, all others who tested positive brought it from other states and therefore directed for isolation of all returnees or visitors coming into the state from high-risk coronavirus cases ravaged states.
He explained that the directive became necessary due to the increased number of positive cases for the virus and expressed concern that most of the currently active cases in the state were from the returnees or visitors who came into the state illegally and refused to observe the mandatory 14 days self-isolation directive.
Bala Mohammed further insisted that any person that comes into the state at this period of coronavirus spreading will be isolated in an effort to curb the spread of the disease just as he directed that to ensure speedy recovery of coronovirus positive patients in the state, the State COVID-19 technical Committee should use the identified drugs to treat the patients.
He declared that ” We are not going to reject anybody, but we must isolate or quarantine them for the period of 14 days, we have entered into a partnership with the NYSC in Bauchi to use their orientation camp to accommodate our returnees or visitors for isolation”.
“We must thank our development partners, WHO, UNICEF, EU and Dangote foundation as well as other groups that have helped us to build our capacity, I want to reveal to people of Bauchi state and Nigerians that we have developed the capacity to handle the scourge of COVID-19 because of our experienced in lassa and Yellow fever”, the Governor appreciated.
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Bala Mohammed also said that so far, the state government has done so much within the period of the outbreak of coronavirus in the areas of providing the necessary equipment for the management of the virus stressing however the efforts are on to establish a testing centre in Bauchi to facilitate sample testing considering the distance between Bauchi and Abuja.
He then assured citizens of the state that the government would provide them with preventive materials against infection with the disease in order not to put so much burden on them at this critical moment.
The Governor said that ” In Bauchi, we are doing it through community engagement but certainly the scourge of COVID -19 is increasing in spite of our surveillance, but it is increasing because we are tested and we are responding. We will make sure we provide face masks before we make it compulsory to all, we don’t want to put so much burden on our people ”
” My dear people of Bauchi state, I must give you the assurance of my government and myself and everybody that we are here to tackle this pandemic and to do things in a manner that will safeguard your lives and property”, He assured.
The Governor, however, noted that the state has taken some enforcement measures in consultations with stakeholders so as to ensure compliance with the partial lockdown order.
The Governor then directed the State Rapid Response Taskforce Committee to intensify efforts at combating the pandemic stressing that the battle cannot be won while sitting down which according to him translate to the fact that every hand must be on deck to overcome the problem.
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