Critics accuse me of causing mass deaths – Ganduje

Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano State
Kayode Oyero
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje , says critics accuse him of being responsible for the “ frequent deaths” in the state of late .
He said many of his detractors were far away from Kano and did not understand the landscape or the “ peculiar setting” of the state .
According to a statement , by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, the governor said criticisms over his response to the pandemic in the state would not derail his efforts against the virus .
“ We are not minding the critics because they are blind critics. We know what we want and we will continue to do what is right . We will not be distracted from doing the right things .
“ They are just there living somewhere not in the state . They are not even aware of our peculiar setting here in Kano . They don’ t know what we are doing .
“ It is just like the issue of frequent deaths that is all over . In fact , it is a global experience. But for those blind critics , when it started in Kano , they even thought and amplified that it was the governor causing it ,” the governor was quoted as saying while advising the public to maintain social distancing , wear face masks in public places , among others .
The PUNCH reports that the governor on Monday extended the Federal Government -ordered 14 -day lockdown in the state by one week to further stop the spread of the virus in the state .
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control , over 700 infections including 79 recoveries and 33 fatalities have been reported in the state .