As Northern governors review the battle against coronavirus, they have appealed to the Federal Government to give them relief fund.
They are likely to bear in mind that the FG had supported the Lagos State Government to the tune of N10bn.
Lagos is the epic centre of the pandemic in Nigeria but the Northern Governors said 54 per cent of the cases were in the region.
They noted in a communique at the end of their meeting on Wednesday:
“The Governors also maintained their earlier decision to purchase COVID-19 Mobile Testing Vans which have already been ordered to boost testing of more citizens especially in the rural areas.
“On enforcing closure of inter-state boundary roads, the Northern governors again expressed disappointment that despite several measures taken, including presidential orders, there are still violations where people move from one State to another through compromise and use of illegal routes.
“The forum resolved to continue their appeal to the Federal Government for support to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, as the northern region now has about 54% of the national cases and 70 percent of new infections.”
