The Governor of Osun Gboyega Oyetola has placed four local government areas in the state under lockdown.
In a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, she said the lockdown is expected to help the restriction of movement in the affected local governments.
The LGs are; Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Atakumosa East and Atakumosa West.
Egbemode said the lockdown would commence on Tuesday, July 7, and it would be for one week in the first instance. She said the governor had met with the stakeholders in the local governments, adding that, if the compliance level was not encouraging, the government would announce further extension.
The Commissioner stressed that the lockdown would be total, as residents and citizens in the affected local government areas would not have opportunity to go to worship centres and markets during the period.
The statement Reads in part:
“As you are all aware, the Federal Government, a few days ago lifted the ban on interstate travel in the country. We have, therefore, lifted ours too. But our relaxation guidelines still subsist except for four local government areas, namely; Ilesa West, Ilesa East, Atakumosa West, and Atakumosa East Local Government areas where we have now ordered a one-week lockdown, effective Tuesday, July 7.
“For the avoidance of doubt, our curfew will still run from 9.p.m to 5.a.m daily in other parts of the State, except the locked down LGAs. In furtherance to the above, for the other parts of the State, the ban on political, public, religious, and any kind of gatherings under whatever guise remain in force, while worship centres must adhere strictly to government’s guidelines guiding their re-opening.
“The government will not hesitate to shut down any of the worship centres that violates our guidelines.
“For the four local government areas, all markets will remain shut, only neighbourhood markets and Pharmacies will be allowed to open.
“There must be strict adherence to stipulated physical distancing, the use of face masks, and observance of all other precautionary measures and established protocols of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,”
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