COVID-19: Perm Sec Suspended Over Evacuation

Date: 2020-05-14

Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19 pandemic has asked the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Dr Ayinla Abubakar to proceed on indefinite suspension.

The decision followed the mishandling of the evacuation of a man who locals said had locked himself in his vehicle for days and had become distressed following some personal life challenges.

A footage had earlier surfaced of the mishandling of the rescue operation for the man.

"The committee is thoroughly embarrassed at the whole development. While the driver has been sacked from all activities of the committee for unilaterally allowing evacuation of the man by members of the public without waiting for the Rapid Response Team (RRT) to arrive the scene as instructed, the Permanent Secretary who directed him to proceed on the operation with a COVID-19 ambulance without due diligence and respect for all safety protocols is hereby asked to proceed on an indefinite suspension forthwith," according to a statement signed by Kayode Alabi, Deputy Governor and Chairman of the COVID-19 Committee.

"As the highest official involved in the RRT squad who gave the directive for the driver to proceed, the committee does not accept his explanation regarding the ugly development.

"He has been asked to hand over to the most senior officer on the team pending his return from suspension. This development also has necessitated a new round of refresher course (which is now ongoing) for all our ambulance drivers and members of the RRT, as the scenario witnessed in the footage cannot be allowed to happen ever again.

"Finally, we are sorry once again for the development. It should not have happened. We do not take the support of the Kwara people for granted, and we reassure them that Kwara retains its proud ratings as one of the states with the best facilities, responsiveness, and general preparedness to manage this pandemic. This has been attested to by the NCDC team as well as the Stears Business rating of the level of states' responsiveness and preparation for the pandemic."

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yakubu Gobir     Kwara Central     Zulu Gambari     Bukola Saraki     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Democracy Day     Ekiti     Hajj     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Baba Issa     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Sulaiman Gado     James Ayeni     Tunji Ajanaku     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Bisi Oyeleke     SSA Youth     Olayinka Are     Onilu     RTEAN     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Dasuki Belgore     Ishaq Oloyede     Saheed Popoola     Dauda Adesola     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Ajeigbe     Kishira     Towoju     Turaki     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Kunle Okeowo     Yusuf Aiyedun     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Issa Baba     Kamoru Kadiri     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Kwha.gov.ng     Jaiz Bank     Rachael Obisesan     Gobirawa     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Yunus Lawal     Tunde Yusuf     Kola Olota     Ibrahim Gambari     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Agor Market     Shagari     IESA     Tsaragi/Share     The Herald     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Bio Ibrahim     Kwara Restoration Project     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Iyeru Grammar School     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Saidu Isa     Issa Oloruntogun     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Abdulfatai Baakini     KWIRS     07039448763     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Oluwole Dupe     ER-KANG     Tunde Akanbi     Isiaq Khadeejah     Millennium Development Goals     Ilorin Talaka Parapo    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muhammed Aliyu     Eleyele     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Boko Haram     Abdulwahab Oba     Frootify     Tuesday Assayomo     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Yunus Oniboki     Oko-Olowo     Ilorin International Airport     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Kwha.gov.ng     Egbewole     Saka Onimago     Emmanuel Bello     Tunji Olawuyi     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Paul Odama     Oke-Ode     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Revenue Court     Share-Tsaragi     Emir Of Yashikira     Ike Ekweremadu     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Mazars Consulting     Www.Kwarareports.com     Yusuf Aiyedun     Moji Makanjuola     Eghe Igbinehi     SUBEB     Ohoro Of Shao     School Of Nursing     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Joseph Bamigboye     Kubra Kazum     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Just Event Online     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Taofeeq Olateju     Akeem Lawal     QuickWin     Kwara Polytechnic     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Tunji Moronfoye     Seun Bolaji     Pakata Development Association     Agor Market     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     United Nigeria Airline     JAAC     CCT     Firdaos Amasa     Wasiu Odewale     Fulani     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Kwara State University Of Education     Salihu Ajia     Amusement Park     Lanre Olosunde     Okasanmi Ajayi     Issa Manzuma     Simon Sayomi     Kola Bukoye     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Kwara Basketball Association     Overland     First Lady