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  • Updated: May 16, 2020

Coronavirus: There Are Consequences For Lifting Lockdown - PTF

Coronavirus: There Are Consequences For Lifting Lockdown - P

 

States that have begun lifting their imposed lockdown meant to help in the curbing of the spread of the novel coronavirus have been advised by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) to weigh the consequences of doing so.

The lockdown of states, as imposed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Ogun, Lagos, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is part of the measures employed by the government to stem the spread of the virus.

With the lockdown imposed on the aforementioned states, the Federal Government also advised that states in the country make use of other measures to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus, with states instituting curfews and adopting several other measures.

READ ALSO: Coronavirus: Ogun Extends Lockdown By Another One Week

Recently, some states have begun to lift the lockdown, including Adamawa, Gombe, and Ebonyi states.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, during a briefing of the Presidential task Force said, “​In providing leadership for the fight against this pandemic, Mr. President did encourage state governments to adopt national guidelines as suitable to their state and expects that such adaptation should be informed by empirical evidence of progress made.

“The PTF, therefore, urges states that are lifting restrictions which allows for large congregation of people to weigh their consequences in relation to creating opportunities for more seeding of the virus thereby negating gains already made.

“For effective coordination and accountability, the office of the accountant-general published five bank accounts into which donations could be paid and swept into a CBN TSA account, daily.

“​Consistent with the open government policy driven by transparency and accountability of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, the PTF promised that details of all cash donations would be publicly provided.

“I am pleased to report that the OAGF has published the details of inflow into the FGN COVID-19 eradication support accounts. As at May 14, 2020, the sum of N792,121,613.89 (Seven Hundred and Ninety Two Million, One Hundred and Twenty One Thousand, Six Hundred and Thirteen Naira and Eighty Nine Kobo) has been credited into the TSA account from various in-country sources.

“I particularly want to commend the sacrifice of some ordinary Nigerians typified by the donations as low as one naira, which for us comes from the purest of hearts.”

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