Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has lamented how iSon Xperiences has messed up the state in its COVID-19 fight, resulting in the current 252 confirmed cases.
Out of the figure, iSon Xperiences, a call centre that services MTN and Airtel, accounted 166.
Speaking during a live interaction on the State-owned Broadcasting station, Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) on his first year anniversary, Makinde said the state would do all within its powers to contain spread of the virus.
“iSon has messed up our effort in the fight against Covid-19 but we are not resting in the fight and we will ensure we do all within our powers to contain the spread of the virus in the state.”
He added his administration was not towing the path of some states investing in building temporary isolation and treatment centres but collaborating with willing partners by upgrading existing facilities and equipping same to meet up the purpose of serving as isolation and treatment centres.
Such facility, the Governor noted, will be decontaminated post-Covid-19 and used as additional facilities for the treatment of other ailments and hospital wards.
He assured such measure will help to improve the health system of the state in the long run instead of spending scare resources of temporary efforts that may not be useful post COVID-19.
He added: “Lagos could use any facility as isolation centres because it got N10b from the Federal Government but Oyo state didn’t get any money from the FG and our own policy is that anyone who wants to help us can give us funds and materials and we will renovate our existing facilities so that post Covid-19, the facilities will be decontaminated and used as upgraded facilities to treat other ailments and improve healthcare services.”
