The Federal Government on Monday further extended the easing of the
lockdown in Lagos, Ogun states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
by another two weeks.
Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus Pandemic and
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, who
announced this during the daily media briefing of the task force in
Abuja, said this became necessary because of the increasing number of
cases in the country.
He said the extension which will begin on Tuesday will last till the first week of June.
He also said the 8.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. curfew put in place by the government would still be in place.
He went on; “the reality is that in spite of the modest progress
made, Nigeria is not yet ready for full opening of the economy and tough
decisions have to be taken for the good of the greater majority. Any
relaxation will only portend grave danger for our populace.
“Advisedly,
the current phase of eased restriction will be maintained for another
two weeks during which stricter enforcement and persuasion measures will
be pursued”.
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