Kano state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said the state is on the verge of crushing and winning the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ganduje represented by the Deputy Governor, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna disclosed this on Saturday, August 8, while flagging off the distribution of Personal Protective Equipments, PPEs, facemasks and others to 538 public and private schools ahead of the resumptions on Monday, August 10.
Gawuna called on the residents on strict adherence to the laid down protocols by health experts in order to completely overcome the menace in the state.
He said the government has made use of facemasks mandatory not only in schools but in the state as a whole, noting that it will soon commence enforcement.
Gawuna called on the frontline workers, principals and teachers on the need to judiciously put to use the materials to curb the spread of the disease among the students.
The Deputy Governor also pledged to seek the approval of the Governor to ensure inclusion of the teaching and non-teaching staffs of the private schools in the distribution of palliative in the state.
Similarly, the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Ibrahim Tsanyawa stated that all students would be subjected to screening and hand washing hence the need for the provision of the materials to ensure that nothing is taking for granted.
His counterpart, the Commissioner of Environment, Kabir Getso expressed that as at Saturday, the ministry has fumigated and disinfected over 100 schools.
Earlier, the Commissioner of Education, Muhammad Sanusi Kiru noted that Kano State was the only state in the federation that took the responsibilities of distributing the items to the schools which has met the request of the Presidential Task Force.
He commended Governor Ganduje for his effort towards fighting the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
