States have received as much as N50billion to aid the fight against coronavirus, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has stated.
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force, Dr. Sani Aliyu disclosed this on Tuesday at the PTF press briefing in Abuja.
Aliyu, who said each state got at least N1bn, expressed concerns over the poor testing rates in most of the states of the federation.
He further appealed to the State Governments to apply the resources released to them for the purposes they were given.
“We have given resources to state governments; every state has received at least a billion, the states governments have received the largest single bulk of the PTF.
“As of today, a total of N50 billion went to states. So we have enough resources at the state level to be able to push for increased testing and improved surveillance.
“We will continue to work with states government and urge them to use these resources for the purpose that the federal government has given.
“We have to invest in making sure that the pandemic comes down. There is no doubt we have not flattened the curve yet. For those of us that follow the numbers very closely, despite the fact that we are not testing enough, if you follow the number on a week to week basis, you would have noticed a change in the trajectory in the last one week based on the numbers released,” he said.
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