- President Muhammadu Buhari has extended COVID-19 lockdown by two weeks
- The president made this known on Monday, April 13, during his live broadcast to Nigerians on COVID-19
- Buhari said that his objective is to contain the spread of the coronavirus and to provide space, time and resources for aggressive and collective action
President Muhammadu Buhari on the evening of
Monday, April 13, extended the coronavirus
lockdown by two weeks to prevent the spread of
the disease. Legit.ng reports the president made some vital points in his live broadcast, adding that he had no
choice but to make the hard decision to extend the
lockdown to save the lives of Nigerians.

The points include:

1. As your democratically elected leaders, we made
this very difficult decision knowing fully well it will
severely disrupt your livelihoods and bring undue
hardship to you, your loved ones and your
communities.

2. However, such sacrifices are needed to limit the
spread of COVID-19 in our country. They were
necessary to save lives.

3. Our objective was and still remains, to contain the
spread of the Coronavirus and to provide space,
time and resources for aggressive and collective action.

4. Our objective was and still remains, to contain the
spread of the Coronavirus and to provide space,
time and resources for aggressive and collective action.

5. The level of compliance to the COVID-19
guidelines issued has been generally good across
the country. I wish to thank you all most sincerely
for the great sacrifice you are making for each
other at this critical time.

6. I will take this opportunity to recognise the
massive support from our traditional rulers, the
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs
(NSCIA) during this pandemic.

7. I also acknowledge the support and
contributions received from public-spirited
individuals, the business community and our
international partners and friends.

8. I must also thank the media houses, celebrities
and other public figures for the great work they are
doing in sensitizing our citizens on hygienic
practices, social distancing and issues associated
with social gatherings.
9. As a result of the overwhelming support and
cooperation received, we were able to achieve a lot
during these 14 days of initial lockdown.

10. We implemented comprehensive public health
measures that intensified our case identification,
testing, isolation and contact tracing capabilities.
11. To date, we have identified 92% of all identified
contacts while doubling the number of testing
laboratories in the country and raising our testing
capacity to 1,500 tests per day.

12. We also trained over 7,000 Healthcare workers
on infection prevention and control while
deploying NCDC teams to 19 states of the
federation.

13. Lagos and Abuja today have the capacity to admit some 1,000 patients each across several
treatment centres.

14. Many state governments have also made
provisions for isolation wards and treatment
centres. We will also build similar centers near our
airports and land borders.

15. Using our resources and those provided
through donations, we will adequately equip and
man these centres in the coming weeks. Already,
health care workers across all the treatment centers
have been provided with the personal protective
equipment that they need to safely carry out the care they provide.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that President Buhari extended the lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun states for
another two weeks. It was reported that this was contained in the
president's address to the nation on Monday, April
13.
https://www.legit.ng/1320687-coronavirus-buhari-15-vital-points-extends-covid-19-lockdown-by-weeks.html

Op, stop wasting your time.

Our hate agents from that other side are rather more interested in research that will prove Kanu right.

I can assure you, they are seriously researching the broadcast to know if it was a videoshop or Jubrin of Sudan.

This is why they have been screaming that Buhari should say something about COVID 19.

You think they are interested in how the pandemic will be controlled? I laff.

They are rather praying for America to get relief and praying even harder for the case to worsen in Nigeria.

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Simplyleo:
Op, stop wasting your time.

Our hate agents from that other side are rather more interested in research that will prove Kanu right.

I can assure you, they are seriously researching the broadcast to know if it was a videoshop or Jubrin of Sudan.

This is why they have been screaming that Buhari should say something about COVID 19.

You think they are interested in how the pandemic will be controlled? I laff.

They are rather praying for America to get relief and praying even harder for the case to worsen in Nigeria.

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