NGF okays inter-state lockdown for another two weeks

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has endorsed an inter-state lockdown in the country for another two weeks to contain spread of coronavirus among states of the country.

Chairman of NGF and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, who disclosed this after its teleconference meeting, maintained that only essential services would be permitted during the period.

He said members were briefed on the rapidly evolving situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and coordination efforts with the federal government, multilateral and bilateral partners, and the private sector through the Coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID).

Lamenting that the virus has spread to over 25 states with increasing evidence of community transmission, Fayemi said the governors endorsed decentralisation of the COVID-19 response as the best way of containing the spread of the virus in communities.