The Chief of Staff to the President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has sent a letter to the National Assembly to address the issue regarding the refusal of some of the members of the House to submit to the madatory COVID-19 screening at the airports.
In the letter, according to The Cable, Abba urged the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Reps, Femi Gbajabiamila, to ensure that members of both Houses will subject themselves to the mandatory test for COVID-19.
According to the letter, “It has been brought to the honourable minister of health recently reported to this office that some members of the house of representatives are refusing to subject themselves to medical screening at airports.
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“As you are aware, these airport screenings are our primary line of defense and refusal by any citizen to subject to these tests is a threat to our nation.
“Accordingly, you are kindly requested to direct all members of the house of representatives who returned to Nigeria from foreign trips to report themselves to the nearest NCDC test centre with immediate effect.”
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