The Lagos state government has dismissed reports that the lockdown in the state has been lifted for the Easter celebration this weekend.
President Muhammadu Buhari had Sunday, March 29th 2020, announced a 14-day lockdown on Lagos, Ogun State and Abuja to curb the spread of COVID-19.
There have been rumours in some quarters that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos will relax the curfew this weekend for the Easter celebrations, but the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho during a joint ministerial briefing on COVID-19 intervention in the state said the lockdown has not been relaxed.
“Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has not relaxed any lockdown. The lockdown is still on and we enjoin Lagosians to continue to obey the directive; to continue to be responsible,” he said.
“Because that is the only way the experts have said we can fight this disease. We don’t want to just allow the gains of the moment; the gains that we have made, to be eviscerated by just the enjoyment of a few days.”
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According to the commissioner, the extension or relaxation of the lockdown is solely the business of the Federal Government and not Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
“If it is going to be extended or relaxed, it is the business of the Federal Government. The announcement is not going to be made by Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu because he did not impose it in the first place,” the commissioner explained.
Governor @jidesanwoolu has not relaxed lockdown order- @gbenga_omo pic.twitter.com/L3GJNRiSwq
— Gboyega Akosile (@gboyegaakosile) April 9, 2020
Juliet Ekwebelam
