President Buhari has lamented the increasing cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, appealing to Nigerians to adhere to the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health.
President Buhari, who spoke after observing Eid-Fitr prayers in his residence at the State House yesterday, noted that the pandemic has brought both the developed and the developing countries to the same level.
He however, added that though Nigeria has the least casualty when compared to the developed countries, Nigerians have to be very careful “Nigerians can see that the COVID-19 has reduced us, both the developing and developed countries, to the same level. In fact, we have the least casualties than they have. So, it’s a very frightening development and I advised Nigerians to be very careful and take the advice of the Ministry of Health. The Minister of Health has been doing very well, speaking and educating the citizens on the deadly virus. So Nigeria, we should be very careful.“, he said. Read also: President Buhari Grants Financial Autonomy To State Legislature And Judiciary
The President then prayed for a favourable raining season this year, noting that the country doesn’t have money to import foods and at such, farmers must return to the farm now so as to pave the way for an abundance of food provisions for all. “I hope the raining season would be bountiful so that we get a lot of food.I wish the farmers will go to farms and save our lives so that we can produce what we need in sufficient quantity so that we don’t have to import food. In any case, we don’t have any money to import food. So, we must produce what we are going to eat“, he said.
President Buhari performing Eid prayers at the State House
