Ibrahim Baba, a former member of the house of
representatives from Bauchi, has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari
over the “massive outbreak of coronavirus” in Azare, a town in the state.
In the letter dated May 8, 2020, Baba said Azare has recorded
over 100 COVID-19 deaths in the last one week.
He said this has resulted in panic and confusion among
residents, appealing to the president to direct the Nigeria Centre for Disease
Control (NCDC) to visit the town.
Baba said the proximity of Azare to Kano and Jigawa could be
responsible for the rise in COVID-19 cases there.
Both states have high cases of COVID-19, with Kano recording
the second highest number of infections in the country.
“Your Excellency, Sir, I write to draw your kind attention
to the massive outbreak of coronavirus in Azare town and environs in Bauchi
State, which has already resulted in over 100 in the last one week, and this
has thrown the entire area into great mourning, panic and confusion,” he wrote.
“The centrality and proximity of Azare to Bauchi, Kano and
some major cities of Jigawa states make the town’s large population susceptible
to the virus due to the already existing large cases of the disease in those
areas.
“And because media coverage is always largely skewed toward
states capital and other more prominent cities, the ongoing horrific situation
in Azare has not gotten the attention it deserves, and that’s why I want to use
this privilege to appeal to you for urgent action to arrest the unpalatable
situations.
“Consequently therefore, I wish to appeal to your Excellency
to direct the National Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) and the presidential
Task force on COVID-19 to urgently reach out to Azare town with all the
necessary facilities and palliatives to assist the communities there.”
He also appealed to the president to allow a facility the
Central Bank of Nigeria built at a Federal Medical Centre in the town to be
used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
“And to help in this expected effort, may I draw your
attention to the fact that at the Opthamology unit and laboratory have already
been built and equipped by the Central Bank of Nigeria at the Azare Federal
Medical Centre Since 2013 but have not been commissioned and put to use up till
now,” he said.
“This facility can be repurposed to a COVID-19 test and
treatment center provided the right equipment are added, including ventilators.
“As a matter of life death, I have the utmost trust in your
sense of patriotism and commitment to the well-being of Nigerians that you will
assist the beleaguered people of Azare town and environs to overcome this
harrowing situation. And while I look forward to your kind response, please,
accept the assurance of my high esteem and loyalty.”
Dahiru Saleh, the judge who annulled the June 12, 1993
election, died in Azare earlier in the week.
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