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General News of Sunday, 3 May 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Buhari consents to Ganduje's request to ease Kano lockdown

Kano State Gov, Abdullahi Ganduje Kano State Gov, Abdullahi Ganduje

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.) has consented to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje's request to ease the state's lockdown, according to the governor's Chief Secretary.

MyNigeria.com reported earlier that the president placed Kano state on total lockdown for the next two weeks last Monday during his nationwide address on COVID-19.

Recall that the state governor, Ganduje, who revealed his consent to the decision, pleaded with the President to ease the lockdown.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, on Saturday evening, the governor said he has the consent of the President to relax the lockdown on Mondays and Thursdays.

“We sought for the consent of Mr President on how to relax the lockdown, to allow for some free movements of people but within stipulated hours of the agreed days.

“Due to that, I am hereby making an announcement that each Monday in the lockdown period between 10 am to 4 pm people are allowed to come out and make some purchases. So, also on Thursdays between 10 am to 4 pm people are allowed to be out within this stipulated time,” Ganduje was quoted in the statement.

According to the state Health Ministry as of the time of filing this report, 313 coronavirus infections with eight attendant deaths have been confirmed in the state.

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