Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has announced the conversion of five government facilities to isolation centres for Coronavirus patients in the state, ignoring the 60-bed hospital facility donated by his archrival and former governor of the state, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Recall that on Monday, April 20, the former governor, through his Foundation, had announced the donation of a newly-built 60-bed capacity hospital to the state government to be used as isolation center.
According to the Foundation, the hospital, named Amana Hospital and located at Miller Road, Bompai in the Kano City, had been equipped.
However, a few weeks thereafter, the Kwankwasiyya Movement took to twitter to disclose that Mr Ganduje had yet to acknowledge the gesture nor put the same to a use.
Announcing the new isolation centre on his Twitter handle on Saturday, Governor Ganduje, said the move was aimed at working fast to deal with the spread of the virus in the state.
We’re working fast to deal with the spread of #COVID19 in our great state with the conversion of some facilities in the state to isolation centers.
He said: “The Abubakar Imam Urology Hospital, Murtala Muhammed Library Complex, Hospitality and Tourism Institute formerly Daula Hotel, Sports Institute at Karfi and the Nigerian Air Force Hospital will now house carriers of the pandemic going forward.
“The Murtala Muhammad Library Complex is expected to accommodate over 200 beds and also an estimated 300 beds will be provided at Karfi Sports Institute.”
The governor, therefore, called on Kano residents to continue to adhere to the lockdown rule, so as to slow down the virus from spreading.
“We need to slow down the virus and this is only possible with social distancing. Please stay in your homes,” the governor stressed.
