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General News of Sunday, 10 May 2020

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Another lockdown is counterproductive- Keyamo

Minister of State, Labour & Employment, Festus Keyamo Minister of State, Labour & Employment, Festus Keyamo

Minister of State, Labour & Employment, Festus Keyamo has kicked against another lockdown.

In a post on Twitter, the Minister said another lockdown would be counterproductive.

Urging people to learn to live with the virus, the lawyer said Nigerians should practice the act of avoiding the virus which involves social distancing, hand washing amongst others.

"My personal view is that another total lockdown would be counterproductive. Before defeating the virus, we must learn to live with it all around us & practice the skills of avoiding it like a landmine. Practice makes perfect. We cannot perfect those skills by locking ourselves up," he tweeted.

Recall that the Federal Government has threatened another lockdown if people continue to defy the curfew and social distancing orders already in place. These threats have been echoed by both the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.