“We have heard and seen the havoc that COVID-19 continues to wreck in other lands.”
Ogun Government says it is constrained to extend the existing lockdown in the state by one week.
According to the governor, people have shown disregard to laid down precautions against the pandemic, hence the need to take more drastic actions. “We have heard and seen the havoc that COVID-19 continues to wreck in other lands. Let us learn from these experiences,” he said. “Now, to preserve the lives of our people, we are persuaded to extend the currently modified lockdown, which has been slightly eased, for another one week alongside the current guidelines.
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