Buhari Set Up Presidential Task Force For Control Of COVID-19 Disease.

Given the current global outbreak of the novel Coronavirus and its potential to cause significant disruption to health services in Nigeria as well as impact negatively on the economy, President Muhammadu Buhari has established a Presidential Task Force for the Control of the COVID-19 disease.

This action is in preparation for the unlikely but probable major outbreak of the disease in the country which will require a multi-sectoral inter-governmental approach as advised by the World Health Organisation WHO similar to that adopted for the HIV epidemic in the last 2 decades.

The start and finish task group which would be expected to deliver within a maximum period of 6 months, comprises the following:

According to statement made available to newsmen on Monday,the following are  members of the presidential taskforce for the Control of the COVID-19 disease.

a. Mr. Boss Mustapha (SGF) – Chair

b. Dr. Sani Aliyu – National Coordinator

c. Hon. Minister of Health

d. Hon. Minister of Interior

e. Hon. Minister of Aviation

f. Hon. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Services

g. Hon. Minister of Education

h. Hon. Minister of Information and Culture.

i. Hon. Minister of Environment

j. Director-General, State Services

k. Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

l. WHO Country Representative .