Kyari Writes Gbajabiamila over Reps Members’ Refusal to Submit for Coronavirus Test

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, has written a memo to the Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, urging him to compel lawmakers, who recently arrived the country from foreign trips, to submit themselves for coronavirus test. 

In a leaked memo dated March 21, 2020, Kyari expressed displeasure at the refusal of legislators to undergo coronavirus checks at the airports.

The memo reads, “It has been brought to the attention of the Honourable Minister of Health recently that some members of the House of Representatives are refusing to subject themselves to medical screening at airports.

“As you are aware, these screenings are our primary line of defence and refusal by any citizen to subject to these tests is a threat to our nation.

“Accordingly, you are kindly requested to direct all members of the House of Representatives who returned to Nigeria from foreign trips to report themselves to the nearest NCDC test centre with immediate effect.”