The Minister for culture and information Lai Mohammed today called out governors of different states for suspending the coronavirus lockdown in their state to enable people participate in the Easter service. The minister said it was wrong for the governors to ignore the Federal government directive and put the lives of people at risk.
According to the minister the governors should not use the coronavirus as a means to play politics but focus on the welfare of the people. The federal government has responsibility to all Nigerians irrespective of the state they reside.
“A situation where the federal government needs exemption for certain category of people but the state government will not cooperate is not helpful. “We will not succeed if there is no cooperation with the state governments.” “We have a very little window, and as of today, there is no known cure or vaccine for this disease all we have is Non Medicinal Intervention basically on prevention and management”.
“We need the cooperation of the populace as a whole and they need to listen to what the federal government is saying. “The whole essence of the lockdown is that by the time we lockdown for 14 days it is a presumption that whoever is incubating the virus must have manifested. “However, people can contact the disease by not staying at home or not adhering to the hygiene instructions like washing of hands regularly, using hand sanitiser and social distancing.”
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