Senate raises concern over COVID-19 in Cross River, warns of gaps in Nigeria’s outbreak response

The Nigerian Senate connected Tuesday, April 29, 2026, warned of gaps successful Nigeria’s outbreak effect strategy pursuing the confirmation of a caller COVID-19 lawsuit successful Cross River State.

The interest was raised during plenary aft a question sponsored by Senator Ipalibo Banigo (Rivers West), who called for urgent strengthening of the country’s illness surveillance and effect framework.

Sen. Banigo said the improvement shows intelligibly the request for Nigeria to stay vigilant, informing against complacency successful handling infectious illness outbreaks.

In a connection she said, “We cannot spend to spell to slumber again aft each the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic. This caller lawsuit successful Cross River is simply a aftermath up call.”

She stressed that anemic surveillance systems and inadequate backing stay large challenges affecting the country’s preparedness for aboriginal outbreaks.

The lawmaker added, “We indispensable fortify our surveillance systems crossed each states and guarantee aboriginal detection and accelerated effect to forestall escalation”.

Speaking connected the issue, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio said Nigeria indispensable instrumentality proactive steps to debar a repetition of past nationalist wellness crises, “This is not the clip to relax. We indispensable guarantee that applicable agencies are decently funded and equipped to respond swiftly to immoderate emerging wellness threat,” Akpabio said.

The Senate, therefore, urged the Nigeria Centre ...