Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo says President Muhammadu Buhari is seriously concerned about problems
associated with the lockdown.
Buhari had ordered a
14-day lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory to contain the
spread of coronavirus.
Speaking with NTA
after a meeting the president, Osinbajo said Buhari is concerned with problems
associated with the lockdown, including the daily survival of Nigerians.
He said the federal
government is working on stabilising the economy and protecting jobs.
Osinbajo said the
government is also seeking ways to provide palliatives for Nigerians to cushion
the effect of staying at home.
“What we are
concerned about is how to ensure that the economy remains stable, that jobs are
protected and if possible, more jobs are created,” he said.
“We are very
concerned about that and the President has expressed very serious concerns
about the problems that may be associated with the lockdown.
“Many of our people
work for a daily wage, they have to go out to work, so we have to think in
terms of how to ensure that we are able to give them some succour during the
period when they are not able to work.
“Some of those
issues are the issues Mr President wanted me to discuss fully with him. Of
course, we have the Economic Sustainability Committee and shortly we are going
to submit a full report to Mr President on our thoughts and ideas.
“Mr President asked
me to meet with him in particular to resolve some of the pressing issues around
COVID-19 and also around the economic problems that we are seeing already.”
Nigeria has recorded
305 cases of COVID-19. While 58 patients have recovered, seven persons have
died from the disease.
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