Katsina ADC Guber Candidate Sympathizes With GSSS Batagarawa Students Over Health Issues
By Abdullahi Yusuf
The gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 general elections in Katsina State,Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita has, sympathized with students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, their parents and the Batagarawa community over the unfortunate health issues that affected the students.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Spokesman of the ABK campaign office,Malam Abubakar Ahmed.
Ahmed said although details of the incident remain sketchy, a report by one of the newspapers published on October 27, said the students were administered drugs against bilharzia, a urinary tract infection.
The same newspaper also quoted the state Commissioner of Education confirming the incident, saying that the affected 65 students were responding to treatment.
“Sixty five is certainly too big a number to ignore over what seemed to be a fatal healthcare issue, moreover, the fact that a video clip trending on social media platforms showed some of the victims struggling for survival cannot be overlooked but should be condemned in its entirety,” Kaita said.
The ADC gubernatorial candidate, therefore, called for immediate investigation into the matter with a view to bringing all those involved to book in order to serve as deterrent to others.
He also urged the State Government and those responsible to expand the investigation into other schools and communities especially those in rural areas that may have been administered similar drugs so that urgent preventive measures could be offered to them.