ABBA KYARI’S DEATH: Time for concerted efforts against COVID-19 —APC govs

The death of Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari has brought up the need to come up with a concerted effort against the COVID-19 disease pandemic, the Progressives Governors Forum said on Saturday.

The Chairman of the forum, Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, stated this in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen in Abuja, via email, on Saturday.

Bagudu said: “The death of Mallam Abba is a further call on all Nigerians to be united in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.

“As Progressive Governors, we, on this sad day, hereby re-affirm our unconditional support to the laudable initiatives of the President Buhari-led Federal Government.”

According to the statement, the forum received the news of the death of the presidential aide with heavy heart and gratitude to Allah (SWT) for a life well blessed, adding: “We, the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), join the family, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR and the nation to pray for the repose of the soul of our dear and beloved Mallam Abba Kyari. His death is a loss to the nation and the Nigerian progressive community.

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“We pray to God Almighty to grant the family the fortitude to bear this heavy loss. May Allah reward all the good work of Mallam Abba, forgive his limitations and bless what he left behind.

“We call on all Nigerians, irrespective of our political, religious, ethnic, social status or any other differences, to support the Federal Government in the fight against this deadly virus.

“We also call on all Nigerians to observe all the social distancing measures and stay safe as we salute all our frontline medical personnel under the leadership of our Federal Ministry of Health and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

“May God continue to guide our country and the world to succeed to bring to an immediate end this world pandemic.”

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