November 22, 2024
Buhari

Worried about reports of non-compliance with the regulations that make mask-wearing and observation of social distancing in the public mandatory, the Presidency on Sunday warned Nigerians to continue to observe the guidelines released to curtail further spread of COVID-19 in order to avert fresh lockdown.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a statement titled ā€œPresidency: Nigerians should comply with mandatory mask-wearing to avert lockdowns.ā€

The statement was released on a day opposition Peoples Democratic Party accused the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), of allegedly violating the regulations on COVID-19 which he signed last week.

The party said the President violated the regulations about the use of face mask and physical distancing in Daura, Katsina State while participating in the All Progressives Congress membership registration and validation.

While appealing to Nigerians to cooperate with the government to ensure the success of the policy, the presidential aide said Buhari introduced the order with the best of intentions and not with any motive to punish citizens.

He appealed to state governments, traditional rulers and religious leaders to play active roles in the sensitisation and enforcement of the regulations.

The statement read, ā€œThe Buhari administration is most reluctant to lock down the country and continues to emphasise the non-pharmaceutical measures, and the only way to avert lockdowns is to observe these measures as put in place by the Presidential Task Force.

ā€œNigerians have come a long way from the dreaded lockdown and the administration is unhappy about any prospects of bringing it back as many citizens will not have food on the table without venturing out on a day-to-day business.

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