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Ogun State Government has shifted the commencement of the total lockdown of the state to April 3, 2020.

President Muhammadu Buhari had during his nationwide address on the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country on Sunday ordered the lockdown of the FCT, Lagos and Ogun states.

According to the President, the lockdown is to start at 11pm of today (Monday).

However, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has said that the lockdown had been shifted to April 3 to enable the state prepare for the period.

He said this while declaring open the Ogun State COVID-19 Isolation and Response Centre open for use.

The governor stated that international borders and inter-state movement would be closed down from 11pm of Monday.

He said, “After consultation with the Presidency, the inter-state and international borders would be closed by 11pm on Monday night.

“However, the total lockdown of the state would be effective from 11pm, Friday, 3rd of April 2020.

“I have been in consultation with the Presidency and I’ve requested that they graciously allow us in Ogun State to prepare for this lockdown in terms of ensuring that we have enough food banks across the three senatorial districts so that when eventually there is a lockdown, our people will have enough food supply and they graciously accepted.”

Governor Abiodun revealed that the lockdown would constantly be reviewed, adding that people were free to move around only in their neighbourhoods to get essential items.

“These decisions would be kept under constant review, we may lapse them if the evidence makes it compelling.

“The decisions are without prejudice to the need of people to reasonably move within their neighbourhood to buy essentials such as food and drugs,” Governor Abiodun said.

He appealed to the people to abide by the government’s order and advisory provided by the Ministry of Health on respiratory hygiene and social distancing.

Ogun State has recorded three confirmed cases of Coronavirus.

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Ogun State Government has shifted the commencement of the total lockdown of the state to April 3, 2020.

President Muhammadu Buhari had during his nationwide address on the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country on Sunday ordered the lockdown of the FCT, Lagos and Ogun states.

According to the President, the lockdown is to start at 11pm of today (Monday).

However, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has said that the lockdown had been shifted to April 3 to enable the state prepare for the period.

He said this while declaring open the Ogun State COVID-19 Isolation and Response Centre open for use.

The governor stated that international borders and inter-state movement would be closed down from 11pm of Monday.

He said, “After consultation with the Presidency, the inter-state and international borders would be closed by 11pm on Monday night.

“However, the total lockdown of the state would be effective from 11pm, Friday, 3rd of April 2020.

“I have been in consultation with the Presidency and I’ve requested that they graciously allow us in Ogun State to prepare for this lockdown in terms of ensuring that we have enough food banks across the three senatorial districts so that when eventually there is a lockdown, our people will have enough food supply and they graciously accepted.”

Governor Abiodun revealed that the lockdown would constantly be reviewed, adding that people were free to move around only in their neighbourhoods to get essential items.

“These decisions would be kept under constant review, we may lapse them if the evidence makes it compelling.

“The decisions are without prejudice to the need of people to reasonably move within their neighbourhood to buy essentials such as food and drugs,” Governor Abiodun said.

He appealed to the people to abide by the government’s order and advisory provided by the Ministry of Health on respiratory hygiene and social distancing.

Ogun State has recorded three confirmed cases of Coronavirus.

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Residents of Obasanjo Hilltop GRA, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State, have rejected the proposed siting of an isolation centre in the area.

The residents, in a letter to Governor Dapo Abiodun, stated that siting an isolation centre in a residential area would put the health of the people under risk.

Mr Fola Adeola, businessman, politician and founder of Fate Foundation, had donated his private residence and property in Abeokuta for use as isolation centre for COVID-19 patients.

Apart from Adeola, ex-Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, as well as other persons have donated facilities to the state government to use as isolation centres.

The residents of Oke-Mosan stated that though they appreciated the kind gesture of Adeola, using the building as isolation centre would endanger their lives.

The letter reads, “We are particularly alarmed as individuals and as a community that a non-resident owner of an abandoned property by name Mr Fola Adeola has purportedly donated his property in the estate to be converted to isolation centre for the purpose of victims of COVID-19.

“The community is comprised of retired and aged residents and other vulnerable individuals whose health and well-being would be most negatively affected by the potential conversion or siting of isolation in the neighbourhood.

“We wish to state categorically that this complaint is not and should not be seen as a deliberate step to discourage a most charitable disposition of the donor to public health issues and related social concerns.

“It is essential to request that the facility be used or deployed for allied services such as storage and other non-hazardous uses.

“It is in view of the foregoing that we most humbly appeal to Your Excellency to use your good office as the Executive Governor of Ogun State to cause immediate stoppage of the use of the facility as “COVID-19 isolation centre” due to potential health-related disaster that it might cause to vulnerable residents and generality of the community.”

Nigeria currently has 111 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and two recorded deaths.

 

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Residents of Obasanjo Hilltop GRA, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State, have rejected the proposed siting of an isolation centre in the area.

The residents, in a letter to Governor Dapo Abiodun, stated that siting an isolation centre in a residential area would put the health of the people under risk.

Mr Fola Adeola, businessman, politician and founder of Fate Foundation, had donated his private residence and property in Abeokuta for use as isolation centre for COVID-19 patients.

Apart from Adeola, ex-Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, as well as other persons have donated facilities to the state government to use as isolation centres.

The residents of Oke-Mosan stated that though they appreciated the kind gesture of Adeola, using the building as isolation centre would endanger their lives.

The letter reads, “We are particularly alarmed as individuals and as a community that a non-resident owner of an abandoned property by name Mr Fola Adeola has purportedly donated his property in the estate to be converted to isolation centre for the purpose of victims of COVID-19.

“The community is comprised of retired and aged residents and other vulnerable individuals whose health and well-being would be most negatively affected by the potential conversion or siting of isolation in the neighbourhood.

“We wish to state categorically that this complaint is not and should not be seen as a deliberate step to discourage a most charitable disposition of the donor to public health issues and related social concerns.

“It is essential to request that the facility be used or deployed for allied services such as storage and other non-hazardous uses.

“It is in view of the foregoing that we most humbly appeal to Your Excellency to use your good office as the Executive Governor of Ogun State to cause immediate stoppage of the use of the facility as “COVID-19 isolation centre” due to potential health-related disaster that it might cause to vulnerable residents and generality of the community.”

Nigeria currently has 111 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and two recorded deaths.

 

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Olusegun Adeniyi, Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, a group of Nigerian soldiers deployed to the North-East region to combat Boko Haram terrorists and other insurgent groups, has revealed how they recorded heavy casualty during a recent encounter with the hoodlums.

In a video making the rounds on the Internet, Adeniyi could be seen standing together with his men on the battle field and lamenting how the terrorists shelled their positions with heavy artillery and mortar bombs. 

According to him, they lost several soldiers during the mission due to wrong intelligence provided by military authorities.

He added that they lacked necessary weapons to face the firepower of the terrorists.

Speaking in the widely-circulated video, Adeniyi said, “We have been met with very strong resistance – from more than pockets of Boko Haram. From every flank not less than 15 gun trucks were facing us.  

“I’m standing here with Sector 2 Commander; the armed helicopter has just come to hover our air, the instruction I gave them was that anything they see moving they should engage because most of my gun trucks are not moving. Like I said earlier, the three battalions are fighting as deployed — nobody is running.

“But what we have here, I will give you some estimates. Boko Haram has fired more than a hundred mortar bombs at us; they have fired 80 to a hundred RPGs at us; in addition to eight to 10 gun trucks firing at us from all sides. We have not run, and the soldiers are not misbehaving or disobeying orders.

“We have casualties. I will come and see you in person on what we need to do. But we are not running.

“We lost about 20 MRAP tires here. We have changed close to 250 Hilux tires due to the terrain.

“This is what we are facing in the Timbuktu triangle. We are not running, we are fighting as a system to curtail the situation.”

Several wounded soldiers could be seen crying in the video while bodies of their colleagues was scattered all over location.

Recall that Boko Haram recently ambushed troops in Borno and killed more than 50 soldiers during that attack.

An unspecified number of military personnel, who participated in that mission, remain missing and unaccounted for till this day.

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Olusegun Adeniyi, Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, a group of Nigerian soldiers deployed to the North-East region to combat Boko Haram terrorists and other insurgent groups, has revealed how they recorded heavy casualty during a recent encounter with the hoodlums.

In a video making the rounds on the Internet, Adeniyi could be seen standing together with his men on the battle field and lamenting how the terrorists shelled their positions with heavy artillery and mortar bombs. 

According to him, they lost several soldiers during the mission due to wrong intelligence provided by military authorities.

He added that they lacked necessary weapons to face the firepower of the terrorists.

Speaking in the widely-circulated video, Adeniyi said, “We have been met with very strong resistance – from more than pockets of Boko Haram. From every flank not less than 15 gun trucks were facing us.  

“I’m standing here with Sector 2 Commander; the armed helicopter has just come to hover our air, the instruction I gave them was that anything they see moving they should engage because most of my gun trucks are not moving. Like I said earlier, the three battalions are fighting as deployed — nobody is running.

“But what we have here, I will give you some estimates. Boko Haram has fired more than a hundred mortar bombs at us; they have fired 80 to a hundred RPGs at us; in addition to eight to 10 gun trucks firing at us from all sides. We have not run, and the soldiers are not misbehaving or disobeying orders.

“We have casualties. I will come and see you in person on what we need to do. But we are not running.

“We lost about 20 MRAP tires here. We have changed close to 250 Hilux tires due to the terrain.

“This is what we are facing in the Timbuktu triangle. We are not running, we are fighting as a system to curtail the situation.”

Several wounded soldiers could be seen crying in the video while bodies of their colleagues was scattered all over location.

Recall that Boko Haram recently ambushed troops in Borno and killed more than 50 soldiers during that attack.

An unspecified number of military personnel, who participated in that mission, remain missing and unaccounted for till this day.

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Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has tested positive for Coronavirus.

Making the announcement on Twitter on Monday, he said, “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is positive. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate.”

Earlier Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, Kaduna State governor, Nasir e-l-Rufai, had both tested positive for the virus. 

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Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has tested positive for Coronavirus.

Making the announcement on Twitter on Monday, he said, “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is positive. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate.”

Earlier Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, Kaduna State governor, Nasir e-l-Rufai, had both tested positive for the virus. 

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Residents of Abuja on Monday thronged banking halls, shopping malls and supermarkets to make last-minute cash withdrawals and purchases of basic food items and toiletries ahead of a lockdown in the city.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Sunday ordered a total lockdown of activities in Lagos, Ogun and Federal Capital Territory for two weeks as part of measures to stem the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the country.

As early as 7:00am, residents of Abuja had besieged premises of various banks to make cash withdrawals that would last them for the duration of the restriction. 

Customers were seen at a branch of First Bank located in Kubwa struggling to gain access into the banking hall. 

The situation was the same at the Automated Teller Machine point of many banks where dozens of persons gathered to collect cash.

Many business owners took advantage of the situation to make extra profit by inflating prices of basic items including foodstuffs following the surge in customers at most markets in Abuja. 

Also, filling stations were not left out in the rush as many people were seen trying to buy petrol for domestic use. 

Residents expressed mixed reactions on the lockdown order, describing it as a pain and sacrifice citizens had to make to help stop the spread of the virus.

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Residents of Abuja on Monday thronged banking halls, shopping malls and supermarkets to make last-minute cash withdrawals and purchases of basic food items and toiletries ahead of a lockdown in the city.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Sunday ordered a total lockdown of activities in Lagos, Ogun and Federal Capital Territory for two weeks as part of measures to stem the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the country.

As early as 7:00am, residents of Abuja had besieged premises of various banks to make cash withdrawals that would last them for the duration of the restriction. 

Customers were seen at a branch of First Bank located in Kubwa struggling to gain access into the banking hall. 

The situation was the same at the Automated Teller Machine point of many banks where dozens of persons gathered to collect cash.

Many business owners took advantage of the situation to make extra profit by inflating prices of basic items including foodstuffs following the surge in customers at most markets in Abuja. 

Also, filling stations were not left out in the rush as many people were seen trying to buy petrol for domestic use. 

Residents expressed mixed reactions on the lockdown order, describing it as a pain and sacrifice citizens had to make to help stop the spread of the virus.

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A graphic designer in Nigeria, Jeremiah Olatinwo, has demanded compensation from Ogun State Government for using his graphics design to create awareness about Coronavirus without his permission.

Olatinwo had designed an image to raise awareness on the virus and how to stay safe from it.

He used the ‘End COVID-19 WITH SWAG’ to launch a media campaign on steps Nigerians can take to curb the spread of the virus.

He was however, left distraught when the Ogun State Government placed its official crest on it and uploaded it on its official website.

In a chat with our correspondent, Olatinwo expressed anger at the action of the state government without reaching out to him.

He said, “As a social media enthusiast and digital marketing expert, I designed a media campaign themed ‘END COVID-19 WITH SWAG’ and it was widely accepted and distributed on social media.

“I got a call from a friend who saw and also shared my creative work that the Ogun State Government had plagiarised my concept – word for word, colour for colour without giving due credit.

“To my amazement, the design was up on all social media platforms of the Ogun State Government – Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

“Due compensation is expected for the creative work and their plagiarism as the design got impressions on their page, people have seen it and some have done screenshot and shared on various platforms.”

He added that he attempted to reach out to the social media handler of the state government but was blocked.

Olatinwo tweeted the design on March 25 while the Ogun State Government tweeted the replica of the image three days later. 

The image, which has now been deleted across the social media platform of the state government, was the same concept without little adjustment to Olatinwo’s design.

Efforts by our correspondent to get the comment of the Kunle Somorin, Chief Press Secretary to Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, was not successful as he refused to respond to calls and text messages sent to his mobile number.

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A second person in Nigeria has died from Coronavirus, SaharaReporters can confirm.

The victim is said to have died at Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital around 9:00pm on Sunday.

Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the incident on Monday.

Ehanire said the victim, whose identity was not disclosed, had serious underlying health issues.

He said, “Majority of them are persons who came from overseas and the others have been traced as close contacts of such returnees.

“The high number of imported cases in Lagos and Abuja is directly due to their function as the country gateway for air travels.

“Till date, three persons have been discharged after successful treatments but sadly, another fatality was recorded over the weekend in the person of a patient who had severe underlying illnesses.”

The latest incident comes one week after a former Managing Director of Petroleum Products Marketing Company, Suleiman Achimugu, died of the virus.

 

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Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari had no constitutional backing to declare a total lockdown of Lagos, Ogun and Abuja. 

While addressing the country in a televised broadcast on Sunday, Buhari had said that starting from 11:00pm on Monday (today), movement within the three cities was banned in order to give authorities the chance to properly combat the spread of Coronavirus in the country. 

Lagos and Abuja have the highest of infections for the virus in Nigeria. 

The total confirmed cases in the Coronavirus in the country currently stands at 111 with one recorded death 

But reacting to the situation on Monday, Soyinka said that there was no legal premise upon, which Buhari was making the new order. 

He said, "Constitutional lawyers and our elected representatives should kindly step into this and educate us, mere lay minds. 

"The worst development I can conceive is to have a situation where rational measures for the containment of the Corona pandemic are rejected on account of their questionable genesis. 

"So, before this becomes a habit, a question: does President Buhari have the powers to close down state borders? We want clear answers. We are not in a war emergency. 

"Appropriately focussed on measures for the saving lives, and committed to making sacrifices for the preservation of our communities, we should nonetheless remain alert to any encroachment on constitutionally demarcated powers. We need to exercise collective vigilance, and not compromise the future by submitting to interventions that are not backed by law and constitution. 

"A President who has been conspicuously AWOL is now alleged to have woken up after a prolonged siesta, and begun to issue orders. 

"Who actually instigates these orders anyway? From where do they really emerge? What happens when the orders conflict with state measures, the product of a systematic containment strategy - `including even trial-and-error and hiccups - undertaken without let or leave of the centre. 

"So far, the anti-COVID19 measures have proceeded along the rails of decentralised thinking, multilateral collaboration and technical exchanges between states.

"I urge governors and legislators to be especially watchful. No epidemic is ever cured with constitutional piracy. It only lays down new political viruses for the future."

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Abdullahi Moukhtar, an In-law to Mamman Daura, is one of three staff of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, that tested positive for Coronavirus, SaharaReporters can confirm. 

It was also gathered that the Presidency had been hiding the fact from the public in order to avoid Moukhtar from being stigmatised and persons he had been in contact with in recent days to panic. 

Daura is a nephew to Buhari and one of the most influential members of Aso Villa cabal. 

Recall that President Buhari's wife, Aisha, had in December 2019 accused Daura of using Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, against the first family.  See Also Politics Aisha Buhari Attacks Husband’s Media Aide, Garba Shehu, Accuses Him Of Working Against President’s Family 0 Comments 3 Months Ago

Also recall that SaharaReporters had on Monday exclusively reported that Kyari was gravely ill and had in fact contracted Coronavirus. 

The next day on Tuesday, SaharaReporters also broke the story of three of Kyari's staff testing positive for the deadly virus.  See Also PUBLIC HEALTH Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Abba Kyari, Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Confirms SaharaReporters Story 0 Comments 6 Days Ago

On Saturday, it was discovered that Moukhtar, who was assigned to Kyari by Daura, is one of the three persons infected by Buhari’s Chief Of Staff. 

Moukhtar is a Special Assistant to Kyari, who was assigned to him by Daura. 

On Friday, top foreign diplomats in Nigeria had warned that Coronavirus cases in the country could rise to over 10,000 in the coming weeks especially because at least 5,000 persons in contact with infected individuals were on the loose in the country.

Western countries are already evacuating their citizens from Nigeria as a result of the continued spread of the virus. 

So far, the Nigerian Center for Disease Control has tested less than 200 persons in the country -- far lower than the number of persons with suspected symptoms of the pandemic, according to experts. 

At the moment, Nigeria has at least 97 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and one recorded death. 
 

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The Action Democratic Party has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos to be accountable on funds received by the state to tackle the outbreak of Coronavirus.

National Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Adelaja Adeoye, in a statement on Saturday, said the public was already asking questions on where the donations and grants running into several billions were going.

He said, “As a public officer, it is important that while updates are being given to Nigerians on the efforts so far, the way and manner funds donated are used since they do not require legislative approvals before spending, should also be made known to the public.

“This has therefore necessitated the need to open a public account where citizens can access such information.

“The Lagos State Government plans to give succour and palliatives to residents is commendable but the governor should not allow those who may want to politicise it and won't allow it get to those who genuinely need them due to stay at home order.”

Adelaja stated that while it was commendable to donate to Lagos State to contain the spread of the virus, private organisations and individuals should not forget that other states need help, too.

Commenting on the allegation against the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control not testing enough Nigerians, Adelaja said it should be investigated because if not it will underscore the entire efforts of private individuals, corporate organisations and government.

 

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Tacha Akide, popular Nigerian reality TV star, has berated Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, for failing to address Nigerians over Coronavirus pandemic in the country. 

In a two-minute 25 seconds video she uploaded to one of her social media pages on Friday, Akide wondered why Nigerians accepted abnormal things without holding their elected leaders to account.

She said, "It seems like we as a country are forgetting who we are. We are forgetting that Nigeria is one of the most populated black countries in the world. 

"Nigeria is the giant of Africa but look at us, getting addressed on Twitter, did we vote for our President from Twitter? 

"Over 14 million people voted for the person on seat yet we are getting addressed from Twitter and everybody is just seating down like it's normal. 

"The average Nigerian works on a daily basis and get paid on a daily basis. We have a lot of Nigerians that do blue collar jobs; if they do not work in a day, they will not get money to eat for that day yet we want to have a lockdown, what do people eat? Conductors, mothers that go to the market to sell stuff to people, what do they eat? 

"When you say lockdown and everyone should stay home, what will people be able yo eat? When you say lockdown you should also provide food for people. Hunger is deadlier than this virus.

"So you don't sit in your office and address Nigerians on Twitter because you think we are fools. 

"This is the time that we need you (Buhari), we need to find hope from your speech if not everyday at least twice a week."

Nigeria now has 81 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and one recorded death.

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An Islamic cleric based in Australia, Mohammad Tawhidi popularly known as 'Imam of Peace', has slammed Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, over his failure to address Nigerians on the Coronavirus pandemic that is spreading rapidly across the country and wreaking havoc. 

Tawhidi also berated Buhari for his poor handling of terrorism in Nigeria especially in the North-East region where Boko Haram has killed thousands and displaced millions. 

Expressing his thoughts on Twitter on Friday, Tawhidi said Buhari was not fit to be Nigeria's President.

According to him, the Nigerian Government under Buhari had failed the citizens. 

He said, "Weak leadership of Buhari, failed President. No realistic agenda to tackle Jihadists. All talk. 

"You don't even know the name of disease killing your people." 

Speaking further, Tawhidi said that supporters of Buhari were coming after him on Twitter over his comments. 

Reacting to the development, a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Gani-Kayode, said, "@Imamofpeace has focused his attention on @MBuhari and his goons, made a fool of them and taken them to the cleaners. 

"Nigeria has become the butt of cruel jokes and a laughing stock because our President has disappeared into thin air. 

"Where are the Bubu-lovers now?  We warned you." 

Also adding his voice to the issue, Reno Omokri, aide to former President, Goodluck Jonathan, said, "General @MBuhari has turned himself into an international figure of fun to the extent that one of the world’s most popular Islamic clerics, @Imamofpeace, described him as the “dumbest person in Nigeria." 

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President, Centre for Change, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, has called on the Nigerian Government to steer clear of its plan to rearrest human rights activist and journalist, Omoyele Sowore, saying such move would be counter productive.

Sowore had raised the alarm over moves by the Nigerian Army to secretly secure an order from the Federal High Court, Abuja, to rearrest him over SaharaReporters publication revealing that President Muhammadu Buhari's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, had been infected with Coronavirus.

Odumakin said such attempts by the government was tantamount to taking Nigeria back to the dark age and total into abyss.  See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Sowore Raises The Alarm Over Plot By Buhari's Regime To Re-arrest Him After SaharaReporters Exposed Coronavirus In Aso Villa 0 Comments 4 Days Ago

She said the President should concentrate on finding solutions and remedy to the problems created by his failure and negligence in tackling Covid-19.

In a statement on Friday, Odumakin said, "Our attention has been drawn to the alarm raised by Publisher of SaharaReporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore, that the Federal Government was planning an onslaught on him for reporting that Mr Abba Kyari was Coronavirus positive.

"Does it mean that our government would have concealed Kyari's status and allowed Coronavirus unchecked among the top echelon of Nigerian society? 

"If the status of UK Prime Minister can be made public, who is Kyari that his status must not be known?" she queried. 

Okei-Odumakin said SaharaReporters had done a great service to the country by making the information public.

She advised government to begin to remedy its failure by doing whatever it can to provide services for citizens.

 

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