By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto
Dr Muhammadu Ali Inname, Sokoto state Commissioner for Health on Wednesday said the state has not recorded Covid-19 positive cases in the last 123 days.
Inname who is also the state Chairman , Committee on Covid-19 pandemic made the disclosure at a briefing in Sokoto shortly after the state weekly Exco meeting where he also said it has no fewer than 775 confirmed cases so far.
” By our record, 17,440 persons have so far under gone Covid-19 test “
Hitherto, the Commissioner disclosed that the state government has approved the procurement and supply of anti-malaria drugs worth N509.5million.
According to Inname, the contract was awarded directly to Emzor Pharmaceutical Company in Lagos.
He explained that the contract cost is inclusive of logistics and other related expenses .
” The essence is to strengthen the state government commitment to the fight against the menace of malaria in the state. The drugs would be delivered and stored at the Sokoto state central medical store from Lagos.”
In the same vein, Dr Inname he explained that the SSUTH project had reached advanced stage of completion , pointing out that the contract for the supply of equipment ,furniture as well comprehensive lists, designs and specifications required had been awarded to a professional consultant firm at the cost of N277.7 million.
Also, his Finance counterpart, Abdussamad Dasuki over N1.18 bn has been earmarked for a befitting 3 -storey building Revenue Board edifice that would serve the state.
According to Dasuki, the proposed new edifice would also accommodate two banking facilities that would support its services .
” The building will be fully equipped with modern technology that will ease transactions as well improve the state revenue generation requirements.”
The Commissioner further announced that July salaries would be paid to worker by 15th to enable civil servants celebrate Eid-el Kabir with ease.
” The Governor has mandated the MoF to liaise with MDAs for the timely exercise”, he said.
On his part, Aminu Bala Bodinga, the Commissioner for Lands and Housing
said approval had been given for the release of N173.6 million variation cost on the Waziri Abbas road dualisation .
Bodinga explained that the variation was informed by the current inflation trend and economic realities facing the country.
” This has affected the original contract sum to rise from N709 million to over N881.75 million”, he added.
