The monarch made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday.
Browsing: Lockdown extension
Mustapha stated this at the PTF on COVID-19 daily press briefing in Abuja, adding that there was a need to balance between safety and economic considerations before reopening the economy.
Major roads in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, were deserted on Friday following 14 days lockdown extension announced by Governor Gboyega Oyetola to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the state.
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has introduced palliative measures for customers to give them some relief, in view of the challenges of COVID-19 lockdown extension.
Chief Osita Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation, has said the ongoing lockdown in the country should be extended for more effective containment of the Coronavirus, especially as there was no known cure for it at the moment.
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 says only President Muhammadu Buhari can decide whether or not to extend the ongoing 14 days lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja.