COVID-19: Why Ganduje May Not Get N15b From FG – Presidency
POLITICS DIGEST – Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s demand of N15 billion from the Federal Government to manage the rising cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kano state may not materialise after all, due to their inability to justify the demand.
The state had consistently cried out for financial support to the tune of N15 billion from President Muhammadu Buhari to muzzle human, material and technical strength required to curtail the pandemic.
Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, insisted that special support to states battling the pandemic was considered based on initial but satisfied efforts the states put in place.
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The presidential spokesman, who featured on Wazobia FM, Kano, morning show ‘As E Dey Hot’ via telephone, posited that the Buhari-led government was ready to strengthen any state that worked hard to halt the spread with technical capacity.
However, Ganduje had cited proportional similarities Kano shared with Lagos, such as population, commercial base and heterogeneity as major reasons the Federal Government should extend equal support to Kano.
But Adesina explained that Lagos earned government’s N10 billion intervention because of her massive and evidence-based work to curtail the spread of the virus.
Kano’s active cases as at Thursday, May 7, 2020 was 427, including 13 deaths and six discharges.
Via: The Guardian
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