The Federal Government is say it’s concluding plans to announce the next phase of further easing the lockdown in the country by tomorrow Tuesday.
Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, made this known earlier today.
He disclosed this after the task force met with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Presidential Villa.
Bashir Ahmad, Personal Assistant on New Media to Buhari, said in a tweet, “Today is the last day of Nigeria’s phase II of the eased lockdown, members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefed and submitted their recommendations to the President for approval, the next lines of action will be announced tomorrow, SGF Boss Mustapha discloses.”
The PUNCH had reported that members of the task force were led to the meeting by the SGF Boss Mustapha.
Others in the delegation are the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire; the Coordinator of the PTF on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu; and the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.
The meeting aims to brief President Buhari on the ongoing efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and the next steps to be taken.
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