Breaking: Buhari speaks on fresh COVID-19 lockdown

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday warned Nigerians to adhere strictly to all protocols recommended by health authorities to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to avoid the issuance of a fresh lockdown.

The president said Nigeria’s economy is too fragile for fresh COVID-19 lockdown.

The President, therefore, urged Nigerians to obey

Buhari, who stated this on Thursday via his verified Twitter handle, said compliance with COVID-19 protocols by all Nigerians is crucial to avert a second wave of the pandemic in the country.

“Looking at the trends in other countries, we must do all we can to avert a second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

“We must make sure that our cases, which have gone down, do not rise again. Our economy is too fragile to bear another round of lockdown,” @MBuhari tweeted.

The Presidental Task Force on COVID-19 hard earlier warned that there might be a resurgence of the deadly virus going by the #EndSARS protests which held in certain states with little or no regard for social distancing.

Buhari had in March imposed a total lockdown on parts of the country including Lagos, Abuja and Ogun.