Dino Melaye, a Senator in the Nigeria 8th Senate representing Kogi West has testified that the reported cases of COVID-19 in Kogi state are real.
Melaye who spoke following the Kogi State Government’s rejection of the two cases of COVID-19 as announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said one of the patients is known to him.
The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kingsley Fanwo had disagreed with NCDC, insisting that the state remains COVID-19 free.
Melaye made this known to the public through his statement on Saturday.
According to Melaye, “I want to announce that the Covid-19 case in Kogi is real and authentic and cannot understand why any responsible government will want to deny and invariably kill her citizens.
“One of the cases is from Kabba and the victim is personally known to me. I cannot be part of those who will play politics with the lives of my people.
“COVID-19 is real but not a death sentence, if handled early enough. Family members of the Kabba victim who got referral to Abuja from Federal Medical Center in Lokoja and all those who had contact with him should please surrender themselves for test so as to curtail the spread.
“Kogi State government must come down from her imaginary high horse and start contact tracing to help curtail the spread. It is illogical to think we will be free with our proximity to affected states. God will hear our cry and heal our land. God bless Okunland! God bless Kogi West! God blesss Kogi State.”
