The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) met on Wednesday in Abuja and agreed to implement inter-state lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus in the country.
Nigeria currently has 782 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 25 deaths.
The NGF said in a statement that governors of the 36 states had unanimously agreed on the implementation of the inter-state lockdown to check the spread of the virus.
The statement read: “The governors of the 36 states have unanimously agreed to the implementation of an inter-state lockdown in the country over the next two weeks to mitigate the spread of the virus from state to state. Only essential services will be permitted
“In order to strengthen coordinated implementation of necessary public health recommendations across states, governors resolved to set up COVID-19 committees at the regional level, headed by their state Commissioners of Health.
“Regional committees will continue to interface with the State Task Force Committees on COVID-19 already established in each state. The forum also held a minute’s silence in honour of all Nigerians who have lost their lives from coronavirus, especially health workers who were in the front lines of the pandemic.”