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| Abdul Aziz Yari |
has claimed hundreds of lives in parts of the country to flagrant disobedience to God .
Specifically, he said fornication was the main reason God was punishing Nigeria with meningitis.
He added that God decided to send Type C of the disease which has no vaccine as punishment for Nigerians ’ nefarious activities.
Yari said this in an interview he granted in Hausa shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa , Abuja .
The governor specifically named fornication as one of the sins which may have made God to inflict the country with the disease .
He said , “ What we used to know as far as meningitis is concerned is the Type A virus .
“ The World Health Organisation has carried out vaccinations against this Type A virus , not just in Zamfara , but in many other states .
“ 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 . ”
The governor expressed the belief that the epidemic will end once Nigerians decide to repent from their sinful way of life .
“ The most important thing is for our people to know that their relationship with God is not smooth . All they need to do is repent and everything will be alright, ” he explained .
He said political leaders were doing their best in educating the people , but would not be able to go about arresting them if they failed to obey .
The governor said his administration was committed to addressing the outbreak , saying he summoned an emergency meeting when it started .
The meeting, according to him , was attended by state and local government officials as well as traditional rulers .
He said there is shortage of vaccine for the Type C with the five million doses available not enough for Zamfara State alone .
He said the Ministry of Health has only 50 , 000 doses of the vaccine adding that 20 , 000 was given to his state because of the high casualties recorded there.
“ 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 five 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 , ” he said .
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