Gov Abdulrazaq Sacks Official Over ‘Mishandling’ Of COVID-19 Patient – (Video)

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has reacted furiously over a now-viral video which had the state’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Team, RRT displaying an act of ‘unprofessionalism’ while carrying away a suspected Coronavirus patient from his resident.

Naija News understands that the video which has now circulated social media apps shows the moment an old aged man was been evacuated from his apartment in Ilorin, the capital city of the state, with some of the RRT officials having no Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Reacting to the video, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, noted that the COVID-19 Ambulance driver disregard instructions from his team director during the exercise.

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Governor Abdulrazaq has, however, ordered that members of the Rapid Response Team given queries for their regrettable error.

Read the statement below ”Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday directed the sack of a government driver that unilaterally attended to an unkempt person who was evacuated with a COVID-19 ambulance in Ilorin.”

“He also directed the issuance of queries to top officials of the state ministry of health for failing to act with necessary caution and expertise in the handling of the incident that was recorded in video footage that has since gone viral.”

“The Governor totally condemns the shoddy handling of the gentleman who was clearly going through a hard time,” Rafiu Ajakaye, chief press secretary to the Governor, said in a statement on Wednesday. He has directed that the driver be fired immediately. As the investigation revealed, the driver failed to heed clear directive not to take any action until the Rapid Response Team (RRT) arrives the scene. He evacuated the gentleman with the help of members of the public without waiting for the arrival of the RRT.”

“The Governor further directed that members of the RRT be queried, while other steps are being taken to ensure this incident does not repeat itself. Involving just anybody in the evacuation of a suspected case, as was seen in the footage, was a clear and dangerous violation of COVID-19 safety protocols. The government equally finds it quite distasteful and unacceptable that the driver, who had long been involved in such operations, made unethical comments to somebody in distress.”

He apologetically added, “That incident was avoidable, and we sincerely apologise to the gentleman and to the people of Kwara State for the embarrassing development. We assure them this will not happen again.”

Meanwhile, Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, has condemned moves by the National Assembly to introduce a bill to make the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines compulsory in Nigeria.