Gov. Yari: Meningitis Punishment From God

Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has described the current outbreak of meningitis in the Nigeria as a deserved punishment from God. According to him, God always has a way of punishing people for turning their back on him. According to the report, the governor pointed this out while addressing the news men breifly after meeting with President Muhammdu Buhari. Zamfara State was reported as the most affected State as 200 person's have so far being reported dead while several others are receiving treatment at various hospitals and clinics. According to Yari, what has being familiar is type A virus which has been tackled by the World Health Organizaton. “However, because people refused to stop their nefarious activities, God now decided to send Type C virus, which has no vaccination. “People have turned away from God and he has promised that ‘if you do anyhow, you see anyhow’ that is just the cause of this outbreak as far as I am concerned. “There is no way fornication will be so rampant and God will not send a disease that cannot be cured.” He dismissed the report that his government is slow to action and said he has arranged for an emergency meeting with the stakeholders to adopted a strategy in dealing with the outbreak. According to Yari, Zamfara got 20,000 doses from the Federal Ministry of Health, which will not be enough for his State. “Our Focus as a state now is to continue treating those who are infected with the disease, but as for vaccination, it has an international dimension. “We have information that Nigeria will get the highest percentage of the 5 million doses available now. Apart from WHO, other International bodies such as the Bill Gates foundation and UNICEF are also currently focusing on how to tackle the outbreak”. Yari asked the people to repent from their evil ways and embraced God so that the emergency of the disease would come to an end. Asked whether leaders also need repentance, Yari tried to defend the leaders by saying they are only doing their best to enlighten the masses and working hard for the good of all. Source: Vanguard Nigeria