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President Muhammadu Buhari says he is saddened by the case of coronavirus in Nigeria despite the efforts to prevent it. Buhari said this in his first public comment on the disease since it was recorded in Nigeria on Friday.
In a statement by Garba
Shehu, his spokesman, Buhari urged Nigerians not to panic. “President Muhammadu
Buhari notes with sadness, the recent confirmation of a case of Covid-19
infection in Lagos, Nigeria,” the statement read. “This was despite the ardent
efforts of the government regarding preparedness and response measures put in
place in our country’s borders and beyond.” The president urged citizens to
adhere to all the safety measures disseminated by the World Health Organization
(WHO) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). “President Buhari,
however, commends the Federal Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies
whose diligence and efficiency enabled the case to be detected, diagnosed and
isolated quickly, even while swift measures were taken to identify and follow
up on those with whom the index patient came into contact,” the statement read.
“The President commends the responses of the
Federal Ministry of Health and Governments of Lagos and Ogun States as well as
other relevant agencies to the reported incident and calls for vigilance on the
part of all citizens and responsible government agencies. “President Buhari
urges Nigerians not to panic about the news of this first case of Covid-19 in
our country, as undue alarm would do us more harm than good. “Instead,
Nigerians should strictly observe the advisories disseminated by the Ministry
of Health, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation
(WHO), on the best way to prevent infection.”
Source: Vanguard Nigeria News
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