Kano State Governor, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has declared total war against Coronavirus in the state, as he confirmed that the state has concluded plans to engage in house-to-house testing of residents. This move for house-to-house testing was inspired by high-profile donations made by two sons of the soil, Alhaji Akiko Dangote and Alhaji Abdulsamad Isiyaku Rabi’u.
Receiving donations in Government House on Monday, Ganduje said a renewed war against the deadly pandemic has just commenced. He urged residents to strictly observe the protocols of COVID-19 prevention.
While Ganduje received 10 ambulances, officials vehicles and Mobile Test Laboratory among other things from Dangote on Sunday, chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Isiyaku Rabi’u donated the sum of N2 billion, five ambulances and 20 Hilux Vans to Kano state government on Monday.
Governor Ganduje at the presentation ceremony declared that Kano state will embark on house-to-house testing of residents as part of renewed efforts to crush the pandemic in Kano.
Ganduje also received donations from the Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC, which donated N5000 Test Kits and the sum of N1 billion through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), promising to send ventilators to Kano state Government by next week.
He also received cartons of hand sanitizers produced by the Chemistry Department of the Nigeria Defence Academy.
The Management of the Academy brought the hand sanitizers to Kano State Government House.
Alhaji Abdulmasad, who is also the chairman of the BUA Group was represented by the former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Aliyu Idi Hong.
Dr Hong said Alhaji Abdulmasad who would have loved to be present during the presentation was held up in Lagos over right schedules, coupled with restriction of movement, adding that the business mogul who hails from Kano is making plans to visit the state personally.
Dr Hong stated that “I am representing the chairman and founder of the BUA Group. He asked me to commiserate with Kano state Governor and the people of Kano state over the challenges the state is currently facing.
“He would have been here, but he was held down in Lagos by tight schedules and restriction of movement.”