President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians on a nation-wide broadcast on issues concerning the easing of lockdown amid the growing cases of COVID-19 in the country.
This was revealed by the national coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Aliyu Sani who said that the president will address Nigerians today being Monday, May 18, 2020.
He shared the information when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Tolu Ogunlesi, the special assistant to the President on digital and new media also confirmed the news on his verified Twitter handle on Sunday.
“We have made our recommendations to Mr. President and we will have to wait for his decision tomorrow.” — Dr. Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator, #PTFCOVID19, speaking tonight on @CTVpolitics with @seunokin.
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) May 17, 2020
President Buhari will decide base on the recommendation of the committee whether the country will embark on a second phase of the easing of the lockdown following the shape increase in confirmed coronavirus cases in the country since movement restrictions was overturned back in April.
Plans to go ahead with the second phase now looks increasingly in doubt as a large section of the populous has willfully ignored the safety measures put in place by the government and health experts, leading to the spike in the number of coronavirus cases nationwide.
On Sunday, May 17, the Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 338 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the country, bringing total cases to 5959.
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