Mr. Yari, on Tuesday claimed that the outbreak of “stereotype C” meningitis which has claimed the lives of at least 336 people across Nigeria, was God’s punishment for people’s’ sin.
Onochie while criticizing the governor, advised him to educate himself on the menace first before coming out to speak, as he is not a medical personnel.
She further described Yari’s statement as that of an ignorant and misinformed leader, wondering how he became governor of Zamfara State.
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I think it becomes a case of the ignorance and the misinformed. And I continue to wonder how such people attained political relevance. https://t.co/dorLn5Zhdi
— Lauretta Onochie (@Laurestar) April 5, 2017
Even if he doesn’t or can’t read, he surely should watch TV & be educated on d issue, just like the rest of us who are not medical personnel https://t.co/dorLn5Zhdi
— Lauretta Onochie (@Laurestar) April 5, 2017
Since the outbreak of CSM in Nigeria in Janaury, more than 300 people have died across the country, with Zamfara being the most hit state. On Tuesday the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, put the figure at 336. “As at April 3, 2017, a total of 2,997 suspected cases of CSM have been reported in 16 States in Nigeria, of which 146 have been laboratory-confirmed. Unfortunately, 336 deaths have also been recorded,” Lawal Bakare, a spokesperson of the NCDC said.