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COVID-19: What Well Do For New Corps Members Govt
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COVID-19: What we’ll do for new Corps Members —Govt
For safe re-opening of the National Youth Service Corps orientation camps across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said all corps members will be tested using the new antigen-based test.
The centre disclosed that the process of procurement of the antigen-based test was almost complete.
Speaking at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said, “We will test everyone (corps members) and that will enable us to keep our camps safe and also help us understand what is going on in the rest of the country.â€
Ihekweazu also revealed that the government had launched Infection Prevention and Control call vanguard in all the states, noting that young people interested in IPC were being trained for self-management and self-regulation in the camps as they opened.
Ihekweazu said, “We know that corps members are normally young mobile population. Again, we are counting on not only the young people going to camps but parents; so we need the parents to support young people to do what they have to do.
“We have been working extremely hard over the last two months with NYSC to reopen youth service camps. We have made a lot of progress to ensure that we can do that safely.â€
Nigeria risks infection from returning travellers – FG
The Federal Government also raised the alarm that Nigeria risked massive infections of the coronavirus, especially in next or two weeks, due to possible importation of the virus into the country by international travellers.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha, noted the failure of Nigerians who arrived from abroad to present themselves for the in-country Polymerase Chain Reaction test.
He said, “The nation has experienced several large gathering events during which the non-pharmaceutical interventions were not really observed.
“The PTF is highlighting these issues repeatedly because we remain at risk of importation, having opened our airspace and massive spread as a result of the protests. The next week or two remain critical.
The PTF has noted with sadness the failure of Nigerians who arrived from abroad to present themselves for the in-country PCR test which they signed up to and paid before arrival. Statistics emerging from our records show that only one out of three passengers have shown up for the in-country test.
“The PTF similarly announced sanctions as a consequence of any infraction. Having observed serious non-compliance to the level of 65 per cent, the need has arisen to activate the sanctions, which includes the suspension of the passports of such defaulting individuals for a period of six months minimum.â€
Govt sets up panel as 18 travellers test positive
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the Federal Government has set up stringent criteria and measures to limit the importation of COVID – 19 into the country.
He said 18 travellers out of over 78,000 arrivals were found to have tested positive at the second testing of COVID – 19 in Nigeria.
Source: The Punch.
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Ondo 2020: Obasanjo, Mimiko, Others In Closed Door Meeting, As Jegede May Collapse Structure For Agboola
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Ondo 2020: Obasanjo, Mimiko, others in closed door meeting, as Jegede may collapse structure for Agboola
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo is currently in a closed door meeting with immediate past governor of Ondo state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, at his Abeokuta Hilltop mansion.
SUNSHINETRUTH gathered that the talks, it was gathered is not unconnected to the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State.
The meeting which is being attended by Leaders in the southwest across party divide will appraise how to forge a common front to unseat the incumbent governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
It would be recalled that there have been talks on alignments and re-alignments as the clocks ticks to the much anticipated election.
An insider told newsmen that Obasanjo might appeal to Mimiko to allow the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Eyitayo Jegede collapse his structure for the Zenith Labour Party, Agboola Ajayi in the face of the obvious dwindling fortunes of the PDP.
The insider, a PDP Chieftain, said many of them have told Jegede the consequences of his actions before and after the primaries, his choice of running mate and constitution of state executives were party’s undoing.
He added that Agboola’s increasing bloc popularity in Ondo South senatorial District, and Mimiko’s grip of the central portends that the PDP’s fate was sealed and instead of loosing out totally, it was better Jegede collapsed his structure for Agboola Ajayi.
“The feelers from the field for the PDP is not a good one. Apart from Akure where Jegede hails from, which LG can he boast of winning?
The only two PDP house of Assembly members are working for Agboola, ditto for all his co-contestants in the primaries and party chieftains who are working underneath for the ZLP.†The insider revealed.
He also expressed fears that with zoning arrangements not favorable to Jegede, a factor that contributed to his loss in 2016 and the underground support most PDP governors are giving Agboola, Jegede’s chances of winning the election gets dimmer.
“Ajayi is the only candidate from the south, a region that whose clamour is nothing but a governor having spent just 6 years under late Olusegun Agagu . Jegede is from the central which enjoyed 8 years under mimiko and the north has spent a commutative 12 years under Adekunle Ajasin, Adebayo Adefarati and the incumbent, Rotimi Akeredolu.â€
The insider said before the Obasanjo meeting, talks have been ongoing on how to compensate Jegede since the window to tinker with the candidates that would have allowed him run as Agboola’ s running mate has already ended.
“In the face of obvious reality, we would have loved Jegede to deputize Agboola but the window for such arrange is closed by INEC. available options now are going back to his office as Attorney General and Justice Commissioner, in addition juicy appointments and slots for elective positions for his supporters,†the source added.
However, the media handlers of Jegede are yet to react to the new development.
Further details later……
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