– The Zamfara state governor has been under heavy fire for saying that meningitis was a punishment from God for sins for Nigerians
– Several politicians have criticized him for the statement, many called insensitive
– However Governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar has said he had something else in mind
Governor Yari has received heavy criticism
Dr Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar the Zamfara state governor, has denied saying the outbreak of the deadly Cerebral Spinal Meningitis, CSM, was a punishment from God.
Through his Special Adviser on Media and Public Enlightenment, Mr Ibrahim Magaji Dosara, the governor said he only lamented the scarcity of vaccines to confront the outbreak of the fatal disease in his state and called for urgent assistance from relevant government agencies to contain the ailment.
He said all he asked Nigerians to do was to move closer to God and plead for his mercy to avert further infectious diseases and other health crises in the state and Nigeria since God has answers to all challenges.
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“The governor, thereafter, enjoined all Nigerians to embrace prayers, as God who is aware of the outbreak of the ailment surely has antidote for it.
“The governor specially appealed to Nigerians to make deliberate effort to be closer to God by shunning sins of fornication and other forms of disobedience so as to receive his divine health and other blessings, as he is closer to those who obey him and distant themselves from sins.”
The federal government says the outbreak of `Type C’ form of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis (CSM) in some parts of the country has nothing to do with moral or spiritual lifestyles of Nigerians.
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