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FCTA Evacuates PPE, Fumigate Gudu Cemetery
Joel Ajayi
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Saturday revealed that it throughly evacuated the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) dumped by a man who participated in the burial rites of Malam Abba Kyari, at the Muslism wings of Gudu cemetery, Abuja.
The Video of the allegedily adhoc staff of Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) went viral a situation that is generating heat argument among the Nigerians.
In a statement issued Acting Secretary Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCTA Dr Mohammed Kawu, made this known in Abuja.
Kawu also said that the man in question and others who that participated in the burial but were not properly kitted have been identified and are being isolated.
He said that necessary tests would conducted on all of them to determine their level of exposure and ensure that they do not infect other people.
” The Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCT Administration has noted with concern the video trending on social media, showing a man pulling off his PPE unprofessionally after participating in the burial of late Abba Kyari, at the Gudu cemetery, Abuja.
” The Public Health Department has since taken necessary action.
” The said PPE left over by the individual has been professionally evacuated and the entire cemetery has been decontaminated, ” Kawu said.
He said that the FCT administration had taken steps to ensure that all future burials of victims of COVID-19 are conducted in line with protocols established by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
He, therefore, urged the FCT residents to remain calm and rest assured that the FCT administration would continue to do all that was necessary to curtail and eventually end the spread of the COVID-19 in Abuja.
However, NCDC on Saturday recorded 49 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 542, 166 discharged while 19 dead was confirmed
In a tweet via its official handle, the NCDC said 23 cases were identified in Lagos, 12 in the FCT, 10 in Kano, two in Ogun and one each in Oyo and Ekiti.
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FCT Cleaners Urge Minister Wike to Intervene Over Months of Unpaid Salaries
Over 4,500 cleaners working across Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including city cleaners, hospital sanitation workers, satellite town cleaners, and security personnel, have made a passionate appeal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, over the non-payment of their salaries for the past six to eight months.
The affected workers, who play a critical role in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene across the FCT, including hospitals and public spaces, expressed their deep frustration and hardship due to the prolonged delay in their payments.
Despite working tirelessly under harsh weather conditions to ensure that Abuja and its environs remain clean and habitable, they say their efforts have gone unrewarded.
Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, the cleaners voiced their disappointment, describing the situation as dire and unsustainable.
Many of them are reportedly struggling to meet basic needs, including food, medical expenses, school fees, and loan repayments.
“We are using this medium to appeal to our amiable FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to urgently intervene and ensure our outstanding salaries are paid.
“We are going through untold hardship. We work day and night, even in dangerous and unhygienic conditions, yet we are not being paid.”
Another affected worker, who asked to remain anonymous, tearfully shared her experience: “We may be doing a ‘dirty job,’ but we do it with all our hearts. It is unfair that we are left unpaid. We are dying in silence—no food for our children, no money for healthcare. We beg the Honourable Minister to come to our aid.”
The cleaners, in their numbers, emphasized that their appeal was not just a demand but a desperate cry for help from workers who feel neglected despite their vital contributions to the FCT’s public health and cleanliness.
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