iamoyindamola:
you think face mask can curb the spread

mywells:
Eii Nigeria so all this churches couldn’t help us from this Coro virus, now 5000+, after this, Government should close down all 1man churches

FlordFlorez:
Kudos to Lagos government for seeking people's ideas.

Openbusiness:
If this is true, that the LASG actually is conducting a lockdown vote on twitter, then it means the current LASG is the most stupid and critically insane government in the history of Lagos and in the whole Nigeria. For a start, how many blue-blood lagosians are on twitter, and how many lagos residents are on twitter? Twitter that is full of the most crazy psychopathic mentally-challenged frustrated 15yrs - under 30yrs youths in this country, children that don't have sense at all, that don't know anything other than to be doing useless challenge upandan, showing nudes, and posting stupid memes 24/7, concocting fake lies to trend, and creating the dumbest hashtags the world has ever seen, so this is the kind of audience that the LASG wants to base and put in their hands a critical State decision that will affect about 30 million people and more? What kind of madness is that? Mehn, this current LASG just dey fall hand all the time, One moment they perform a good initiative worthy of applause, the next moment they summersault and come up with the dumbest policies. It's almost as if lagos is like a car being driven by a drunk driver. Tueeehhhh!

BeerParlour:


Then let's wreck the people instead of the economy.

Anyhow them do-am.
NA WE DEY HERE!

Seun:
Salary earners who have not lost their jobs yet, single people who work online, essential workers, etc, will vote yes. Most others would vote no.

A lockdown is the most brainless way to fight the Coronavirus. Our leaders need to use their wits and imagination to figure out better, smarter ways.

We cannot afford to wreck the economy by locking it down. If we wreck the economy then where will we get the money needed to fight the virus?

Yet, we cannot afford to allow lots of people to get sick and be killed by the virus. The fear of being infected is enough to wreck the economy.

The only way forward is to use face-masks and enforce science-based infection minimization rules to protect lives and also protect the economy.

It is crucial to understand that, as a poor country with a large population, we don’t have the luxury of choosing between saving lives and saving the economy. We must get people back to work, and we must keep them safe.

Seun:

Here's the problem. Everything that needs to be done to fight the virus costs money. Test-kits, laboratories, PCR machines, and reagents cost money.
If we let the economy crash, we won't be able to afford those things, and the deaths we're trying to avoid will still happen due to lack of funds.

armadeo:



As at when I viewed the polls over 54% said to reinstate lockdown.

So dont be too sure.

Now be shocked as I was..

KingKingKing:
You are damn funny, Did you just say use facemasks? Don't you go out on the streets to see how non compliant Lagosians are? A lot of people do not value their lives thereby putting the lives of those who value their lives at risk!

The only language Nigerians understand is "Force" we gotta learn the hard way , we have sworn to be defiant and non compliant then we have to be locked up once again so as to protect those who are vulnerable from getting infected!

FlordFlorez:
The little on social media are representative sample. They all converge from every cranny & nooks of lagos state, mr man.

martineverest:
face mask doesn't stop corona from spreading.....all counties that relaxed their lockdown,even when social distancing and wearing of face masks were observed ,yet corona cases increased

fortran12:

Lock down is not the solution. It is a fact that lock down alone does not work. All they need to do is to build structures that will enforce social distancing etc. How many hand sanitizing stations did they build? How many face masks or shields did they distribute? Are they making sure that companies that are open ( banks)are complying with the safety regulations?

Seun:

Enforcing face-masks is easy. When people leave the house, there are places they want to go. Markets, stores, offices, motor-parks, public transport, banks, atm kiosks, etc. Govt can simply instruct the people running those places to deny access to people not wearing face-masks.


That's lazy governance. If some people are not compliant with the rules, advice them, assist them, and arrest them if they still don't cooperate. Under no circumstance should a government punish the innocent along with the guilty. People following precautions must be allowed to work.

huptin:

So you would rather destroy the economy of the country just because people aren't listening? What kind of shallow thinking is this for God's sake, cutting the nose just to spite the face? Is that even a strategy?

ebonytarki:
The virus is out there already. All we can do is seek and pray for the cure or vaccine. Lockdown ain't an option

Seun:
Salary earners who have not lost their jobs yet, single people who work online, essential workers, etc, will vote yes. Most others would vote no.

A lockdown is the most brainless way to fight the Coronavirus. Our leaders need to use their wits and imagination to figure out better, smarter ways.

We cannot afford to wreck the economy by locking it down. If we wreck the economy then where will we get the money needed to fight the virus?

Yet, we cannot afford to allow lots of people to get sick and be killed by the virus. The fear of being infected is enough to wreck the economy.

The only way forward is to use face-masks and enforce science-based infection minimization rules to protect lives and also protect the economy.

It is crucial to understand that, as a poor country with a large population, we don’t have the luxury of choosing between saving lives and saving the economy. We must get people back to work, and we must keep them safe.

Seun:
Salary earners who have not lost their jobs yet, single people who work online, essential workers, etc, will vote yes. Most others would vote no.

A lockdown is the most brainless way to fight the Coronavirus. Our leaders need to use their wits and imagination to figure out better, smarter ways.

We cannot afford to wreck the economy by locking it down. If we wreck the economy then where will we get the money needed to fight the virus?

Yet, we cannot afford to allow lots of people to get sick and be killed by the virus. The fear of being infected is enough to wreck the economy.

The only way forward is to use face-masks and enforce science-based infection minimization rules to protect lives and also protect the economy.

It is crucial to understand that, as a poor country with a large population, we don’t have the luxury of choosing between saving lives and saving the economy. We must get people back to work, and we must keep them safe.

dederocs:

These people are foolish, all around the world they are opening up, stupid jobless youths like everyone to be locked up with them, stay inside fools, no one is forcing you out, why voting for lockdown when you can stay in your house...

Farki:


Why the insults, are you really so bad at getting your point across like a reasonable adult?

I am simply explaining a reality you are trying to ignore, most of the people on the streets aren't following these rules, your insults won't change that.

If you fall victim don't complain, don't cry to the government don't cry to God, that's all I will say.

Seun:

Name 3 of those countries so that we can discuss the reasons why their cases increased and whether or not it was worth it to relax their lockdowns.

FlordFlorez:
U lack enlightment on how things like this work. Whats now the essence of sample survey? Do u expect all the populance of Lagos to vote. Even during Nigeria presidential election, despite our large population of over 200millions only handful of 20millions vote (not online o, ballot voting) despite wayo voting o, manipulation of votes, etc. What am saying in ensence is that every group of people living in lagos are well represented online, mr man.

Michael820:


if there are no people, then there is no economy..you see while it's true that the lockdown will harm the economy but have you ever consider no-lockdown can cause even more havoc

1. if we allow the virus to ravage our population we start to lose a big part of the working population which are the driving force of this economy which you want to save.

2. if people are dropping dead on the street in large numbers do you think people will still go to work, do you think its because of excessive force in Italy that's making people stay indoor or the fear of there lives.

3. this is a new virus that has no cure or vaccine, and we just getting to know how deadly it is.

don't you think trying to reduce its spread as much as possible is a wise decision?

Kallmerb:
personally I think all you wrote is total bulshit.... Have you even been around Lagos and see how people are transmitting the virus

yom2:
do u care about the people? Or simply scared for ur self