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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha has warned of recommending another lockdown in the country due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country.
At the press briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday, Mustapha said lamented the level at which people in authority had been contracting the dreaded infection recently, adding that the development is having a direct impact on governance and security in the country.
Recall some governors and principal officers in their states have recently contracted the virus disease, including David Umahi of Ebonyi, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo.
The health commissioner in Ondo State, Wahab Adegenro also died of complications from the disease and was buried last week.
“Of recent, we have witnessed a high rate of positive cases especially among people in authority. This has a direct impact on the governance and security of our nation,” said the SGF at the briefing.
“We urge that vigilance and care should be exhibited by all Nigerians, irrespective of status. This virus does not discriminate and the PTF shall keep sustaining its sensitisation messaging.”
Mustapha who also doubles as the Chairman of the PTF team, commenting on a possible return to the nationwide lockdown, stating,”We will not speculate on what will happen in future but we will protect the lives of Nigerians.
“To achieve that, if it means to lockdown again, we will not shy away from that responsibility. We will recommend to the President who will look at the report and make a decision on our recommendation. What happens in the next two-three weeks will determine what we will do.”
Nigeria has so far confirmed a total of 29,286 cases of COVID-19, while 11,828 patients have been discharged and 654 fatalities recorded.
