By James Azania, Lokoja
Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello on Friday lifted the total lockdown order placed on the Kabba/Bunu LG of the state over the alleged Covid-19 index case reported in the area.
The development comes three days into the contact tracing and testing of people in the communities.
The Governor said that the purpose of the lockdown in the communities had been accomplished and there was no longer the need to carry on with the two-week lockdown declared on Monday.
Bello however maintained Kogi State remains COVID-19 free, saying the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was playing politics with the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria.
According to him: “We have collated many samples during the lockdown and they all returned negative. We have sent all the samples to the NCDC for further claims.
“The exercise was concluded within three days. We have faced Lassa and yellow fever outbreak in the past, and we have curtailed them successfully without making noise about it.
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“The mission of locking down Kabba/Bunu area is already accomplished. I therefore lift the lockdown immediately. Kabba people should come out and do their lawful businesses.
“I appreciate everyone involved as there was no single history of molestation from the law enforcement agencies during the period of lockdown.
“We have been vindicated by this latest development that Kogi remains Covid19 free. We have no issue to join with NCDC; we only enjoin them to be professional and respect their own rule of engagement.
“You cannot allocate figure of test not carried out in the state for the state. The NCDC should tell us their political angle, so that we can face them politically. They should not politicise everything.”
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