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General News of Saturday, 25 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Nigerian Governors Forum ask Buhari to relax lockdown

Kayode Fayemi Kayode Fayemi

The Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, has tasked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the lockdown ordered in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun.

The chairman of the NGF, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State asked the President to relax the lockdown by freeing movement in all states but placing restriction on large gatherings.

A letter addressed to Boss Mustapha, the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, demands for “Inter-state lockdown, excluding movement of essential supplies- food, beverages, medical and pharmaceutical, petroleum supplies and agricultural products; internal free movement but with restrictions on large gatherings and assemblies; overnight curfews; lockdown of flights; and compulsory use of face masks/coverings in the public.”

Fayemi added that the position of the NGF came as a result of a teleconference meeting which they had with the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.

“Recall at the meeting it was agreed that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) articulates the issues that it would want to be included in the next Presidential Pronouncement on COVID-19 so as to have a Uniform and coordinated Policy on COVID-19 at both the national and sub-national levels,” he added.