The Speaker of the Lagos State Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has decried the ineffectiveness of the lockdown in the state. For over four weeks, the state has been under total lockdown in its bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
POLITICS NIGERIA reported how President Muhammadu Buhari declared a two-week cessation of movement in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun State.
He, however, extended the lockdown by another two weeks due to the growing cases of the disease. It should be noted that Lagos, which is the epicentre of the pandemic, has so far recorded 504 cases out of the 873 reported in Nigeria.
This accounts for 57% of the total cases recorded in Nigeria. However, there have been reports of illegal smuggling and travels despite the deployment of security operatives in the state.
Meanwhile, Mr Obasa, in a statement released on Twitter, stated that the lockdown is not quite effective as the local government authorities should also be involved.
https://twitter.com/mudashiru_obasa/status/1253342884792844295
“I commend the Commissioner for Health @ProfAkinAbayomi, through him to the Executive Governor of Lagos @jidesanwoolu for your unrelenting effort on #COVID19. But, I must say that the lockdown is not quite effective, can we domesticate the lockdown by involving the Local government?” He wrote on Thursday afternoon.
He advised that incident commands should be extended to the Local government areas for proper compliance.
“Just as we have the incident Command at the State level, can we replicate same at those Local Government with high rising number of #COVID19. If the lockdown will continue, it is better we move with all strategies,” He added.
