The Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly , Matthew Kolawole , has called on the Federal Government to consider ending the lockdown imposed to control COVID - 19 pandemic.
The Speaker made the call on Monday in an interactive session with journalists in Lokoja, the state capital.
The Speaker, who aligned himself with the position of the state Governor , Yahaya Bello , on the pandemic , said , “ Honestly , I want to align myself with the position of the governor that the issue is more political than reality , the symptoms of COVID -19 such as fever , catarrh and pneumonia , which we are all familiar with and we have our own way of treating them . ”
According to him, the state House of Assembly has enacted legislation to help the state to tackle the virus if it spreads to the state .
He said the house had also set up a committee under the leadership of the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Ahmed , to liaise with the squadron committee set up by the governor under the leadership of the Deputy Governor , Edward Onoja to address the pandemic.
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