The Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Wednesday called for the decentralisation of the COVID-19 response as the best chance of nipping the spread of the virus in communities in the country.
The governors also agreed to the implementation of an inter-state lockdown in the country over the next two weeks to mitigate spread of the virus from state to state.
These are contained in a communiqué issued after the sixth teleconference meeting of NGF.
It was signed by its Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.
According to Fayemi, the governors agreed it was imperative to take this step with over 25 states now affected by the spread of the virus and increasing evidence of community transmission.
The communique said, “Following an update from the NGF Secretariat on the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, members expressed serious concern over the rising spread of the virus among health workers.
“The governors resolved to work with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to ensure that health workers are adequately provided with personal protective equipment (PPE) and are constantly trained on the use of protective gears.”
