Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the
federation, says Nigeria’s response to the COVID pandemic is one of the most
effective governance strategies ever deployed in the country.
Mustapha said this on Monday at the national COVID-19 summit
held in Abuja.
“The multi-sectoral approach to the national response has
proven to be one of the most effective strategies ever deployed for governance
operations in Nigeria,” he said.
“It facilitated expansive and in-depth consideration of
issues as well as speedy decision making. Our development partners from the
private sector and the international community gave this strategy overwhelming
support.
“Because of the confidence of our partners in the process,
Nigeria was able to erect critical infrastructure nationwide, procure scarce
medical equipment, test kits, and personal protective materials, etc., at a
time when the global economy had virtually shut down.”
Speaking on the travel ban imposed on Nigeria as a result of
the discovery of Omicron cases, he called on countries to adopt protocol that
will be in line with risk-based concerns.
“The emergence of the Omicron variant of concern highlights
how fragile and vulnerable we are globally. It is therefore important that we
maintain pressure on the COVID-19 virus until we deny it the opportunity to
continue to circulate and mutate,” he said.
“Our overall focus will be to scale up vaccination of our
population to reach targets set by the WHO. Nigeria needs to continue to
implement public health and social measures in place combined with effective
vaccination now that we are getting the vaccines.
“With the emergence of Omicron, Nigeria, like some other
countries, has become targets of restrictive measures. This has to be only on a
strong basis of science and data.
“Nigeria joins the WHO and other countries in calling on
countries of the world to implement risk based international protocols that are
in line with international health regulations whilst we are developing a new
pandemic treaty that will avert this type of situation.
“Global health security is our collective responsibility
irrespective of our economic status.
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