We Are Not Aware of Any COVID-19 Test Conducted by NCDC- Kogi Govt

…Kogi State till this very moment is Covid-19 free- commissioner

Kogi state government has denied latest COVID-19 update released on Wednesday by Nigeria Center for Diseases Control.

Kogi State Commissioner of Health, Dr Saka Haruna in a statement issued on Thursday insisted that the state still maintains COVID-19 free status.

NCDC had on Wednesday declared two COVID-19 positive cases for kogi state in their daily update published on their twitter handle.

Full Statement

Kogi State till this very moment is Covid-19 free. We have developed full testing capacity and have conducted hundreds of tests so far which have come back negative.

We have also continued to insist that we will not be a party to any fictitious Covid-19 claims which is why we do not recognise any Covid-19 test conducted by any Kogite outside the boundaries of the State except those initiated by us. Any attempt to force us to announce a case of Covid-19 will be vehemently rejected.

We continue to enjoin our people to take all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic into the State and give no listening ears to rumour peddlers and mischief makers.

We are more than prepared to secure the life of our people and have no interest in playing politics with their Health concerns.

Dr Saka Haruna Audu
Honourable Commissioner for Health
Kogi State