The Lagos Government has said that lockdown of the metropolis over coronavirus will remain in force during the Easter period.
But the Lagos government through the commissioner for information Gbenga Omotosho denied relaxing the lockdown in the state as the Easter celebration starts this weekend.
Speculations have been rife in some quarters that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos will relax the curfew this weekend for the Easter celebrations.
Omotosho at a joint ministerial briefing on COVID-19 intervention in the state in Lagos on Thursday vehemently rebutted the rumours.
“Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has not relaxed any lockdown. The lockdown is still on and we enjoin Lagosians to continue to obey the directive; to continue to be responsible,” he said.
“Because that is the only way the experts have said we can fight this disease. We don’t want to just allow the gains of the moment; the gains that we have made, to be eviscerated by just the enjoyment of a few days.”
He said extension or relaxation of the lockdown will be made by the Federal Government.
“If it is going to be extended or relaxed, it is the business of the Federal Government. The announcement is not going to be made by Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu because he did not impose it in the first place,” the commissioner explained.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Sunday, March 29th 2020, announced a 14-day lockdown on Lagos, Ogun State and Abuja to curb the spread of COVID-19.
