{"id":72546,"date":"2020-03-27T03:25:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T02:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=72546"},"modified":"2020-03-27T03:25:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T02:25:33","slug":"coronavirus-stop-wasting-testing-kits-on-politicians-aied-tells-ncdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/coronavirus-stop-wasting-testing-kits-on-politicians-aied-tells-ncdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: Stop wasting testing kits on politicians &#8211; AIED tells NCDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1662278006013094124\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">The Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development (AIED) has urged the<br \/>\nNigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to stop wasting &#8220;limited<br \/>\ntesting kits&#8221; on political office holders and government officials.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release on Thursday signed by its Director of Media and<br \/>\nPublicity, Comrade O&#8217;Seun John, the organization said the unchecked<br \/>\nusage of the scarce testing kits for COVID-19 on government officials<br \/>\nand politicians is appalling and a disservice to common Nigerian who<br \/>\ndeserve to be truly tested.<\/p>\n<p>According to AIED, &#8220;We have noticed with utmost dismay the unending<br \/>\nwastage of scarce testing kits for COVID-19 on politicians and political<br \/>\noffice holders at the detriment of the masses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We find this endeavour as a disservice to the people of Nigeria who<br \/>\nshould be the primary focus of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control<br \/>\nand the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From several reports, the NCDC conducts an average of two tests on<br \/>\nGovernors, Senators, House of Representatives and Assembly members, the<br \/>\nChief of Staff to the President, amongst many influential figures in the<br \/>\ncorridors of power.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These individuals have been solely responsible for the decades of decay<br \/>\nand backwardness our health care system is facing. They stood aloof and<br \/>\nbudgeted billions of naira for frivolous expenses while the citizens<br \/>\nsuffer in penury, they do not deserve to enjoy the benefits from<br \/>\nmagnanimous philanthropists who have inconvenient themselves to help<br \/>\nNigerians.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is also on record that most, if not all, of the cases recorded or<br \/>\nperceived in the corridors of power, have been caused by the sheer<br \/>\nrefusal to submit to simple emergency protocols and checks at the<br \/>\nAirports. Nigerians should not then be the ones suffering for the ego<br \/>\nand pride of these few ones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While we acknowledge that not every Nigerian will get tested for<br \/>\nCOVID-19, it is extremely important that these testing kits are kept<br \/>\nsafely for the primary use of the average Nigerian.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The present statistics of less than 200 individuals who have received<br \/>\ntesting from the NCDC is disgraceful for a population of almost 200<br \/>\nmillion people. NCDC must channel its resources on improving the testing<br \/>\nrates for Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The NCDC should leave the politicians alone and focus on Nigerians who<br \/>\nare more in number and at a greater risk. If any politician feels the<br \/>\nneed to get tested, such politician can charter a flight to Europe, Asia<br \/>\nor America where they get their routine medical check-up, &#8221; the<br \/>\nstatement read.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development (AIED) has urged the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to stop wasting &#8220;limited testing kits&#8221; on political office holders and government officials.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":72547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Coronavirus: Stop wasting testing kits on politicians - AIED tells NCDC - Pointblank News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/coronavirus-stop-wasting-testing-kits-on-politicians-aied-tells-ncdc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Coronavirus: Stop wasting testing kits on politicians - AIED tells NCDC - Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development (AIED) has urged the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to stop wasting &#8220;limited testing kits&#8221; 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