COVID-19: Perm Sec Suspended Over Evacuation
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.
A.E. Afolabi Bashirat Bola Bello Mohammed Alabi Lawal Ijagbo Health Centre Tanke Road Tunde Kazeem Mujtabah Bature Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria Babaita Azeez Salawu AbdulQowiy Olododo General Hospital, Offa Iyaloja-General Abdulganiyu Oladosu Rachael Obisesan Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon Kwara State Geographic Information Service Government House Afolayan Olaitan Adefila Sabitiyu Grillo Risikat Lawal Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar Abdulkadir Orire Haruna Olawale Sulaiman Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education Binta Abubakar Mora Tunde Oyawoye Voices Of Tomorrow Ajidagba Oko-Olowo Onilu Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan Assayomo Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola Sayomi Elections Salmon Babatunde Salmon Ope Saraki Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria HYPPADEC Babajide Ajayi Abdulrahman Iliasu Kamaldeen Kehinde Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu Kwara North Sunday Otokiti Osuwa Taofik Abiodun Ahmed Ahmed Shuaib Buranga International Aviation College Ilorin Metro Park AbdulRauf Keji Kemi Adeosun Leke Ogungbe Ilofa Adama Isa Dan Masanin Daud Adeshola Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan Abdulrahman Abdulrasak Raliat Elelu-Habeeb Al-Ilory Abdulkareem Alabi Olabanji Orilonishe Idiagbon Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Ambassador Kayode Laro Ibrahim Oniye Agbarigidoma Special Adviser On Digital Innovation Yakub Lai Gobir Olatunji Ayeni Tunji Ajanaku Gbemi Saraki

