Covid-19: PTF
The Federal Government has announced an extension of the current partial lockdown of the country, saying the time is not ripe for it to relax its containment protocols against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha announced this today in Abuja during the daily briefing of the Taskforce.
He said; “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”.
In the meantime, following the statement by Aliyu Sani, the national coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, that President Muhammadu Buhari would address Nigerians today, the Presidency made U-turn, saying that President Buhari would no longer address the nation as scheduled.
Disclosing this via his official twitter handle, Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Mr President, said, “No presidential broadcast on COVID-19 updates today. None was planned. Rather, the Presidential Task Force will during its usual media briefings bring the nation up to speed on the next steps.”