COVID-19 TASK FORCE: “Reconstitute Presidential Task Force”…. Shehu Sani

A call has been made for the reconstitution of the Presidential Task Force on Covid19 following its composition of mainly politicians and government officials.

Senator Shehu Sani made this position known via is twitter handle when he called for the disbandment of the PTF on #COVID-19 and that the President should immediately reconstitute a new one purely made up of Head of Health parastatals, Medical professionals, Health specialists & representatives of Health Unions.

According to the vocal Rights Activist, “this task force should relate with Nigerians while it makes its reports to the President regularly”.

Senator Shehu Sani, in his Twitter account, stressed that the PTF COVID-19 body should comprise of health professionals and not politicians and ministers and that it should include the following;

1. Heads of Federal Health Parastatals

2. Representatives of Doctors, Nurses Medical and Health Unions

3. Selected CMDs of Teaching Hospitals

4. Selected renowned private Medical practitioners and lastly, that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 should be headed by the likes of Professor Umaru Shehu or anyone of similar professional ranking.

Senator Shehu Sani also wondered what goes in the minds of our Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists and Health Workers when they are listening to Politicians, Political appointees, Businessmen and Laymen talking like experts about #COVID19.

This position of the Distinguished Senator corroborates the minds of many other well-meaning Nigerians across the country as it slows down the pace at which the PTF on COVID-19 should be working with.

Having medical professionals and expert calling the shots will enhance professionalism and immediate responses to demands of the PTF.