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NARTO Lauds Commission of Police, Odumosu on Lagos Security
NARTO Chieftain, Abdullai Lauds CP Odumosu on Lagos Security
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In this current lockdown which is a drastic way to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 Virus, the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) commends the commissioner of Police Lagos State Command, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, for his swift and effective handling of situations regarding security and community policing in Lagos State.
Alh. Abdullahi Inuwa, NARTO Spokesperson & Chieftain, says the Rapid Response actions and adopted strategies by Mr. Hakeem Odumosu in the state have created a state of confidence in minds of Lagos residents and thus created a trust in Nigerian Police.
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His assertion, “Except for the fact that CP ODUMOSU had earlier gave a hard blow on criminal gangs and cult groups in Lagos, as well as the environs before the lockdown, it could have been disastrous and unbearable for residents, even investors to live in peace”.
He pointed out, “CP ODUMOSU may have devised strategies he gained as leader of the Presidential Task Force Enforcement team on Lagos Traffic decongestion to uncover hideouts of criminal elements in the State and its environs.”
He enthused, “That national assignment prepared him to act very fast as Lagos Police Boss in smashing criminals gangs and preventing them from taking over Lagos communities.
“These gangs could not strike at will to terrorise Lagos residents due to the proactiveness of the CP and his men”.
The Vice-chairman emphasized that the recent confidence-building tour of various communities in Lagos by the Commissioner in the company of AIG Zone 2, and DIG from Abuja Police Headquarters, further helped to dispel the fear of attacks by criminal gangs and panic due to uncertainty.
However, he advised the Police authorities not to rest on their oars but to be alert, as many residents hardly sleep at night, in order to protect their respective communities from hoodlums attack.
Alhaji Inuwa Abdullai also hailed President Buhari’s aggressive policy on agriculture, which led to the closure of land borders against rice importation.
He said, “The lockdown has shown that Nigerians are now capable of feeding themselves because many people have gone back to the farm, in response to Buhari’s call on Nigerians to look inwards for food production. That is why there is no food shortage during this lockdown period”.
The NARTO Chief added, “President Buhari’s foresight in compelling Nigerians to feed themselves has paid off at this time of adversity.
“It could have been catastrophic for us as a nation if we were to depend on food importation when other countries were also on lockdown”.
The implemented initiative of the Central bank of Nigeria to mitigate COVID-19’s economic impact accounted for about 3.5% of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product.
Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor stated this during his presentation at the 30th annual conference of financial reporters.
Emefiele was represented at the event by the apex bank’s spokesperson, Osita Nwanisobi.
Cumulatively, the bank’s intervention efforts represented about 3.5% of the GDP.”
He explained that the policy measures included a cumulative reduction of the monetary policy rate from 13.5% to 11.5% between May and September 2021 in order to spur lending to the economy and support the current recovery of output growth; Reduction of the interest rate on CBN intervention loans from nine to 5%; and a one-year extension of the moratorium on principal repayments for CBN intervention facilities.
The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria continues to record increases as the latest statistics provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reveals that as of 23rd of September, 203,514 cases have been confirmed, 191,950 cases have been discharged and 2,668 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
A total of 2.99 million tests have been carried out as of 23rd September 2021.
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Lagos State commissioner for health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in the state stands at 76,201.
Abayomi made the disclosure through his Facebook account, on Saturday while giving an update on the state’s Covid-19 status.
He said that 4,644 tests were conducted in the state on the reported dates, from which 218 infections were confirmed.
According to him, the new infections increased the state’s total Covid-19 infections to 76,201.
He said the total number of covid-19 tests conducted in the state since inception of the pandemic was 737,141 while 5,029 Covid-19 patients, who had been successfully treated, had also been discharged from the state’s care centres.
The commissioner disclosed that the state recorded another six Covid-19 related fatalities, increasing the number of Covid-19 deaths in the state to 637.
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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA says 4,680,000 Nigerians have so far been vaccinated against Covid-19.
The executive director /chief executive officer of the agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this during the South-South zonal town hall meeting on Covid-19 vaccination on Saturday in Benin organised by the presidential steering committee on Covid-19, in collaboration with NPHCDA and the Edo State government.
Shuaib noted that out of the 4,680,000 million vaccinated Nigerians, about 1,865,127 were fully vaccinated with the two doses.
He stated that the figure was below the nation’s target, adding that the threats posed by the virus could prevent the country from returning to normal living.
According to him, in the course of the next few weeks, NPHCDA plans to gradually involve the private sector as sites for Covid-19 vaccination.
Shuaib, however, disclosed that the federal government had set up a joint task force on Covid-19 vaccine for monitoring and accountability in collaboration with the security agencies.
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