Abdullahi Ganduje has reacted to reports that many Almajiris being deported from Kano state have tested positive for COVID-19.
The governor was speaking on the reaction trailing the mass repatriation of Almajiris by Kano State to their states of origin.
He asked Northern governors to stop politicising the movement of almajiris, as this was agreed upon at the Northern Governors Forum, as part of measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus.
Ganduje, said this while speaking with journalists during a briefing on Sunday.
According to him, some of the almajiris brought to Kano state during the exercise also tested positive for COVID-19.
He said, “We agreed at the Northern Governors Forum that all almajiris should be moved to their states of origin. That is why we are sending, in good faith and procedures, all almajiris that are not from Kano State to their respective states of origin.
“The way we are sending back almajiris to their states of origin, we are also receiving almajiris from other states who are Kano indigenes. But the fact that we are not making noise about it does not mean they are all healthy without COVID-19 infections.
“But we are not making politics out of it. Because we all believe that what they need most now is not noise making or publicity. What they need at this critical point in time is care.
“People should also understand that these children were not infected in the process of transporting them to their respective states.
“So, noise making is not fit as a way forward. All we are doing is simply to comply with the Northern Governors’ Forum decision that all almajiris in our states should be taken back to their respective states, simple.”
