The Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba
Olusegun Runsewe, has said that Plateau state is set to give the world
a COVID-19 grug.

Runsewe who commended the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong for
putting together a research team that has made significant break through in the search for the cure for the Coronavirus, added that such gesture will help the world.

Runsewe made this commendation in Abuja, adding that with the level of
work so far done by the research team, he has hope that Plateau State
Government is set to give the world a drug for the Covid-19 pandemic.

He lauded the research team headed by Professor Noel Wannag for their
energy and commitment which has resulted in the production of a
potential drug for Covid-19.

According to him, when the testing processes are over and the drugs
are finally certified for use, Plateau State Government and the
research team will go down in history as saviours of the world from
the Covid-19 pandemic.

Otunba Runsewe noted that Governor Lalong has been in the forefront of
the efforts to find a cure for Covid-19 and that the Governor’s effort
is clearly a demonstration to the service to humanity for which he is
well known.

The research team put together by Governor Lalong is made up of
experts, was set up by Governor Lalong with the mandate to search for
conventional and alternative drug for the treatment and cure of
Covid-19.

The team was also to design treatment protocol for the disease from
herbal and medicinal products Plateau State is endowed with.

Unveiling the outcome of the research work, Professor Noel Wannag said
that three (3) potential Covid-19 drugs formulated from plant
materials which are indigenous to the state, have shown anti-viral
activities with possible cure of the pandemic.

He added that the drugs will undergo further analysis to determine
their efficacy before being launched for use by human beings.