The house of representatives on Tuesday has proposed a N15 billion special intervention fund for Kano over mysterious deaths in the state as it also proposed an urgent interface between the house committee on health and the Presidential Task Force.
The motion was moved. by the house leader Hon. Alhassan Doguwa from Kano State calling for an urgent intervention by the federal government to save the lives of indigenes of the troubled state.
The motion which came under matters of urgent public importance, following the high rate of mysterious deaths that has engulfed Kano State the economic hub of the north with a population of over 18 million inhabitants.
The leader expressed worries that unless the situation is tackled urgently the state stands to lose more people and this could spread to other states.
On their part while contributing to the motion lawmakers call for collaboration between states and federal government on way to tackle the pandemic in good time.
They also call for proper enlightenment to educate and sensitize the populace as many especially in the north are still ignorant of the Coronavirus.
There were however many amendments to the motion which includes
A call for one testing centre each in all the 744 LGAs in the country.
A call for the inclusion of all stakeholders, including traditional and religious leaders, in the sensitisation of the people on COVID-19.
The House should engage with the PTF and a federal government provision of N15bn special intervention fund to every state among others.
The motion was unnanimously adopted by the house when put to vote by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila.
But the Speaker however added that the FG would not provide equal deal on intervention fund to states with varied number of cases.