The Lagos State House of Assembly members have called on the Federal and the Lagos State Governments to resuscitate health status check on immigrants coming into the country to prevent the spread of the third wave of COVID-19.
This was part of the Motion raised by Hon. Rotimi Olowo (Shomolu) on the third wave of COVID-19 during plenary on Thursday.
Olowo, who doubles as the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance, stated that the Federal Government should ensure that people coming from abroad should be quarantined for one week, and that they should go through mandatory COVID-19 test.
“The Lagos State Government should embark on the enlightenment of members of the public on the need to observe COVID-19 protocols such as covering their nose, washing of hands and maintaining social distance.
“The Lagos State Governor should direct the state Commissioner for Health to ensure proper COVID-19 tests across the state.
“There should be enlightenment in schools, churches/mosques, markets and clubs and COVID-19 vaccines must be made available to the people of the state,” he said.
The lawmaker added in the Motion that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the state should be commended for raising the alarm on the new wave of the pandemic.
He added that the state government should have desks in the airports in the state to ensure proper register of immigrants and ensure that they are quarantined, while their home addresses should be known.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, who directed the Clerk of the House, Mr. Olalekan Onafeko to write a letter intimating Governor Sanwo-Olu about the motion, as the available COVID-19 vaccines might not cover the new wave of the pandemic.
Obasa stated that the people could not be locked down at this moment due to the economic downturn in the country, but that it was important that precautionary measures should be taken to prevent the spread of the pandemic in the state.
Speaking on the Motion, Hon. Oluyinka Ogundimu (Agege 2) said that it was important to test the people coming from abroad, while Hon. Victor Akande (Ojo1) said that efforts should be made to stop the spread of the disease in the state.
Also, Hon. Abiodun Tobun (Epe 1) stated that Nigerian leaders should be proactive on the matter, and that some people that travel abroad from the state could also import the ailment.
In his contributions, Hon. Adedamola Richard (Ikeja 2) said that precautionary measures should be taken against the pandemic and blamed the Nigerian youths for their attitudes toward the pandemic in the past.
Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu (Eti Osa 2) said that those coming from abroad should be quarantined, which he said is not being done at the moment.
“Religious centres should bring back COVID-19 protocols and the Lagos State Government should create awareness about the pandemic so that the people could start observing the protocols,” he said.
Hon. Setonji David (Badagry 2) said in his comments stressed that COVID-19 vaccines should be made available to all the members of the public.
The assembly also commented on the resolutions of the Southern Governors Forum at their recent meeting in Lagos State
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