Ogun state government fight against coronavirus has been excellent, says Nigerian Health Minister

The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunibe Mamora has expressed satisfaction with the response activities of Ogun State to coronavirus, saying that the State has done excellently well.

Penpushing reports that, Mamora made this assertion while fielding questions from journalists at the commissioning of projects within the Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

The Minister said that since the index case was recorded in Ogun State, contact tracing and other activities towards containing the pandemic began immediately without delay.

Penpushing further reports that, Mamora said that the entire Federal Ministry of Health can attest to the performance of the  State in the fight against coronavirus, pointing out that the assessment template of the Federal Government for various states revealed that Ogun state has done so well.

“I want to tell you that I am satisfied and the entire Federal Ministry of Health is equally satisfied with what Ogun State has been able to do . Basing the assessment on what Ogun has done in terms of response activities to Covid-19, I can affirm that Ogun has done excellently well’, he said.

“This is not about Dr. Mamora’s opinion. It is what we know at the Federal Ministry of Health because we have a template for assessment of the performance of the various states. Ogun has done excellently well, ” he said.

Penpushing also reports that, Mamora, however, added that the Prince Dapo Abiodun led government’s collaboration with Federal Government tertiary institutions in the State contributed to the recorded so far.

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