Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday declared that he started observing self isolation based on the advice given to him by the National Centre for Disease Control, following his contacts with some people.
The governor made this declaration during a live radio program of an FM Radio station based in Ibadan, where he appealed to all residents of the state to abide by the health guidelines from experts, as according to him, “the disease is no respecter of anyone”.
Noting that all the governors who attended a meeting in Abuja had been advised by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum to isolate themselves, Makinde said that he would make the result of the test he had done known to the public later.
His words, “I am now in self isolation. Yes. I have been advised by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to isolate myself because I had contacts with some people. All the governors who had contacts with some of the people who have it have been advised to isolate themselves. The Governors’ Forum advised us to do so.
“This disease is no respecter of anyone: whether you are rich or poor. I am currently in isolation. It is unfortunate that some people rather than assist themselves or their people, they are criticizing. When they want to criticise, we are not saying that they should not criticise, but, in my own case, I care for the people of Oyo state.
“We are in discussion with some private companies. The NPG donated some items to us. I am already in talks with British American Tobacco. I believe that they will get in touch with the commissioner for Heath.
“We are learning from the countries that have experienced the virus; we are now looking at the ways to regulate some companies based on the protocols. There is a protocol to follow if we have an environment like this in a company”, governor said.
