KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT DID NOT HOARD COVID-19 PALLIATIVES – DEPUTY GOVERNOR, HADIZA BALARABE
The Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Hadiza Balarabe, has said the State Government did not hoard the COVID-19 palliatives that is meant to be distributed to residents.
In a statement late on Sunday, October 25, she revealed that the Government was ready to commence distribution in all the local government areas after taking pains to arrange a fair and efficient system.’’
Balarabe clarified that the food items that were looted on Saturday were donations from Coalition against Covid-19 (CACOVID).
She said; ‘’Kaduna State received the last delivery of CACOVID items after lifting the lockdown, at a time when the state’s Covid-19 figures were rising.
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‘’The government considered the real possibility that a second lockdown might be required. Therefore, it weighed the prospect of using these donations to mitigate the lockdown were such to happen.’’
Speaking further, the Deputy Governor noted that the looted items were provided to all the 36 states by the generosity of a private-sector coalition.
She however commended residents of Kaduna State for being law-abiding and for not allowing criminal actions in their communities.
‘’We regret the inconvenience that this statewide curfew might have caused for such persons. The curfew is a difficult but necessary step for containing the violence and preventing it from infecting peaceful communities,’’ she said.
She also assured that Government will keep reviewing the security situation while doing its utmost to protect citizens and their property.
‘’I appeal to all residents to comply with the curfew and help us accelerate a return to the normalcy that decent citizens deserve,’’ the Deputy Governor said.
The Deputy Governor said that she and other senior government officials have inspected many of the locations where criminal actions of looting and vandalisation occurred.
‘’We have met community leaders and made it clear that what happened yesterday will not be tolerated. There can be no excuses for the crimes we have witnessed,’’ she said.
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