President Muhammadu Buhari will not address Nigerians today on the COVID-19 pandemic, his office has said. The spokesperson to the president, Femi Adesina
Before Mr Aliyu’s statement, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, told journalists that Nigerians should expect new directives on Monday as the movement restriction put in place to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 virus ends.how Mr Mustapha, who chairs the PTF, led the task force members to a meeting with Mr Buhari.
”But remember on the 27th of April, he addressed the nation and in place the easing down of the lockdown effective from the 4th of May. With Mr Adesina’s clarification, it is now clear that it is the PTF that will outline the new processes approved by the president.In a separate statement, Mr Adesina said President Buhari advised governors to work closely with the PTF, to engender better harmony in the daunting task of checking the pandemic.
President Buhari said the pandemic was “beyond technology, power, and resources,” noting that the countries that had all those were recording the highest casualties round the world.
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