COVID-19: House gets brief from SGF, Minister’s, NCDC boss

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is currently briefing the House of Representatives at plenary on the efforts by the Federal Government in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic so far.

Appearing before the lawmakers are Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Minister of Health, Prof Osagie Ehanire; Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; National Coordinator, PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu; and Director-General, Nigeria Centre of Disease Control, Dr. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, among others.

The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, that the decision to invite the Taskforce followed an adopted, motion by the House last week on the deaths in Kano State which was linked to the coronavirus pandemic.