Ekiti Confirms 2 Suspected Cases Of Monkey Pox
The Ekiti State Government on Tuesday said that suspected cases of Monkey pox have been recorded in the state.
The cases, it said, were discovered in Okemesi Ekiti, in Ekiti West Local Government Area of the state.
The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Modupe Alade, who made the revelation during a press conference heralding the third anniversary of Governor Ayodele Fayose’s government, said that the cases are being investigated.
“We have two cases at Okemesi Ekiti. Tests are still being carried out. The victims have been quarantined while their blood samples have been taken to Abuja for laboratory tests. Until it is confirmed, we can’t come out with any official statement”, she said.
Alade also said that the ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is fully prepared for the 2018 governorship poll, with assurances that the party will be victorious based on the performances of Governor Ayodele Fayose in the last three years in the state.
She attributed the feat achieved by the state in the National Examinations Council (NECO) in 2016 and 2017 to the robust relationship between Governor Fayose and teachers.
The SSG revealed that the Fayose government in the last three years had expended a sum of N1 billion on Small Scale Industries and women empowerment as a way of banishing poverty from the state.
She said that the state government had made the celebration a low-key one due to the arrest of the commissioner for Finance, Mr. Toyin Ojo and Accountant General, Mrs Yemisi Owolabi by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over bailout funds to Ekiti.
Highlighting the state government’s achievement in the education sector, Alade said: “The achievement was consequent upon the 2015 education summit held by stakeholders. In WASC performance, Fayose brought Ekiti
from 25 percent in 2014 to 74 percent in 2017 while in NECO, the state moved from 58 percent to 85 percent.”
