COVID-19 : NCDC Failed to Pass Integrity Test Set By Governor Yaya Bello in Kogi State

 “Kogi State Governor, HE Yahaya Bello, has showed the statesmanship in him once again by appreciating the support of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and defending the health interests of his people.

 “NCDC quarantined the Chinese professionals that came to give the centre technical support and also took their samples for test. It is a normal practice and protocol set by NCDC. 

 “So NCDC will have a lot to explain as to why its officials refused to test for Coronavirus (COVID-19). 

How can we be sure of their status? 

What are their fears? 

Why did NCDC send people who are afraid of test to our state? 

What was their intention?

 “The officials that came have done an integrity blow to the works of the NCDC. 

Is there something they are hiding? 

It is time NCDC opened up and apologise to the good people of Kogi State. “How would NCDC encourage people to go for test when its own officials are afraid of test?

 This is sad." ■ Words of Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, saying NCDC officials fled the state to avoid being subjected to COVID-19 test. 

The state government urged the NCDC leadership to come hard on its officials for violating the centre's standard protocols