“The PTF will also be meeting with the heads of these agencies to further fine-tune strategies to ensure compliance.”
Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said this at the daily news conference on Thursday in Abuja
Mustapha said the PTF briefing on June 8 emphasised that a great majority of Nigerians were still susceptible to COVID-19 and cautioned that it could be more deadly if the citizens allowed it to transmit easily among the people. He said there would be need to hold another round of video conference with the team of governors appointed by the National Economic Council to interface with the PTF.
“The PTF will also be meeting with the heads of these agencies to further fine-tune strategies to ensure compliance,” he said. He said the PTF had earlier in the day, met with the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on COVID-19, adding that interaction was robust, as the taskforce received assurances of legislative support.
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