Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, has announced a public
lecture amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Shehu posted an invitation to the lecture on his Twitter
handle on Saturday.
Nigeria currently has 12 confirmed cases of coronavirus. But
two patients have recovered from the disease.
Since the outbreak of the disease, different measures have
been put in place to combat the spread of the virus.
The federal government banned public officials from
travelling to high-risk countries. It also placed a travel restriction on 15
countries including the United Kingdom and the United States.
It also suspended the issuance of all visas on arrival and
asked Nigerians to cancel or postpone all non-essential travels to these
countries.
Several state governments have also announced the closure of
schools while some placed a restriction on gatherings above 50 persons.
Churches and mosques have had to adjust their services in
line with the restrictions. In all, Nigerians have been advised to practise
social distancing.
“Please find time to join us at the Barewa Old Boys
Association (BOBA), 2020 Annual Leadership Lecture, where I will be speaking on
‘Media and Democracy: Challenge of Journalism,” Shehu tweeted.
“His excellency, Governor Nasir @elrufai is expected to
Chair the occasion, with the Ministers of Defence and FCT as special guests.”
Please find time to join us at the Barewa Old Boys Association (BOBA), 2020 Annual Leadership Lecture, where I will be speaking on “Media and Democracy: Challenge of Journalism”. pic.twitter.com/o3OJ4s7GG2— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) March 21, 2020
Nigerians have stormed the thread to condemn Shehu.His Excellency, Governor Nasir @elrufai is expected to Chair the occasion, with the Ministers of Defence and FCT as special guests.— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) March 21, 2020
They accuse him of asking people to attend a mass gathering
while the country scrambles to manage the disease.
Alowonle Olowomojara said: “Nigeria are not just ready! When
govt are restricting religious gathering, officials are organizing lectures. If
religious leaders refuse to obey the govt orders, you will be castigating them,
not knowing that govt officials are not leading by examples.
chroniclesbylee replied: “What is the sole importance of
this lecture in this times? How is it key to National security and the wellbeing
of the Nigerian people. Jokers.”
Kayode Ogundamisi said: “The event should be cancelled.
Considering National efforts to combat #CoronaVirusNigeria, it is unhealthy and
dangerous for anyone to attend such gathering.”
Adesoji Adelore said Shehu was sending “a very poor signal
by still having huge gathering in spite of the possibility of spreading the
virus.
Please cancel this meeting, if Jumat and Church services can
be canceled what is this about”.
Olufunke Lawson: “Uncle Garba, pls why are we closing downs
schools and churches and all if we would still end up fixing up some “Annual
Leadership Lecture”? This is part of social distancing?”
Meanwhile, Lagos State Government is in the process of
conducting a trial on the effectiveness of chloroquine to manage coronavirus.
Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi, stated that the
drug was not yet approved as an effective treatment for the disease.
Abayomi warned that chloroquine had significant side effects
and advised people not to consume without an expert supervision.
On Friday, Nigeria restricted international flights to Lagos
and Kano States in a bid to control air passengers.
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