Lockdown: Kogi State Gov. Yahaya Bello Appeals To Politicians To Stop Playing Games

Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country, Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has called on politicians to stop playing games with the issue of Covid-19.

He gave the warning on Thursday in a meeting with members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation.

The members of the board earlier visited the Governor at Government House in Lokoja.

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Bell said there was need to create better job opportunities for citizens rather than limiting them to their home under the aegis of lockdown.

He said,“Let us stop this game. Nigerians are suffering. Instead of the lockdown with its attendant negative effects on the people, why can’t we turn it into employment opportunities; providing clothes for face masks to be exported to those countries who have the disease?

“COVID-19 is not a new disease in our clime. We have our own way of treating it and that is what we should be exploiting, rather than subjecting our people to hardship, hunger and starvation through lockdown,”

Nigeria recorded a total number of 790 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, resulting in 26,484 total confirmed COVID-19 cases.

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