Ajayi Boroffice, deputy senate leader, says there are no
measures to check the spread of coronavirus into the country.
Speaking on the floor of the senate on Thursday, Boroffice
said upon his arrival at Nnamdi Azikiwe airport in Abuja from South Africa on
Wednesday, passengers were only given a sheet of paper to indicate whether they
were sick.
The deputy leader said that was not the case in South Africa
as they were screened before he disembarked from the aircraft when he arrived
in the country on Friday.
“I was in South Africa on Friday, I came back yesterday.
Because of the issue of coronavirus, every country in the world is taking
preventive measures because the wisdom is that prevention is better than cure.
In South Africa, we were not allowed to leave the aircraft for good 30
minutes,” he said.
“Officers of the medical corps came into the aircraft and
screened everybody before we were allowed out but I arrived yesterday at the
Nnamdi Azikiwe airport and there was no screening.
“All we were given is a sheet of paper to indicate whether
we were sick and whether we have been to one country or the other and how we
will be contacted if there is an emergency. How will you trail me? How do you
know if I have fallen sick. This is very frightening.”
Boroffice said measures should be taken by the authorities
to prevent the virus from getting into the country
On his part, Senate President Ahmad Lawan said it appears
that the ministry of health is not doing its best to prevent the virus from
getting into the country.
“While the federal ministry of health and the associated
agencies may be doing their best, with this explanation. This best is not good
enough and we should not take anything for granted,” he said.
“We must be prepared. We must take all the necessary
measures at our ports – airports, seaports. If someone is coming from China, he
should be quarantined, not self isolation.”
Lawan directed the committees on public health and primary
health to liaise with the health ministry over the senator’s concern.
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