An Non Governmental Organisation based in Osun state, the Development Advocacy Group (DAG) has appealed to the Federal Government to support the state government financially in its efforts at curbing the spread of COVID-19.
In a statement by it’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Wasiu Ibraheem, the organisation observed that Osun state which had responded to the cases of the reported infection in the country had not received any financial support from the Federal Government.
The statement argued that the state government alone bore the cost of managing the twenty cases recorded in the month of March, some of whom were not indigenes of the state.
Mr Ibraheem explained that had Osun state not acted swiftly and patriotically and the individuals were released to their States of origin,without verifying or treating their COVID-19 status, the consequence would have resulted in community transmission in their various locations.
He said there was no doubt that Lagos as the epicentre deserved more attention than anywhere else in the country, but other states with high number of cases also deserve some assistance, no matter how little.
The DAG publicity secretary also appealed to other well meaning indigenes of the state to support the government with their resources, particularly in the area of giving palliatives to the people in this trying moment.
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