[BREAKING NEWS] President Buhari Shift Coronavirus Lockdown (See New Date)

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday declared the Extension of the COVID-19 Lockdown across significant states.

He begged Nigerians to agree to the government's mandate on development limitation "again" so as to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic that had tainted 305 Nigerians over the most recent couple of weeks.

The president in an announcement gave by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, expressed gratitude toward Nigerians for their understanding, resolve and solid assurance to overcome the coronavirus.

He likewise guaranteed more mediations for helpless residents in the nation.

President Buhari had on March 29 arranged an all out suspension of development in Lagos, Ogun, and the Federal Capital Territory for an underlying time of 14 days in an offer to check the spread of the sickness in the nation.

He stated:

“But we must ask you – once more – to observe restrictions on movement where they are in place, and follow the instructions of our scientists and medical advisers: stay home, wash your hands, save lives.

“The freedoms we ask you to willingly forsake today will only last as long as our scientific advisers declare they are necessary. But they are essential – world over – to halt and defeat the spread of this virus.

“For those who suffer most egregiously, the Government has announced multiple measures to assist: 70,000 tonnes of grain is being released from the National Strategic Grain Reserves for distribution to those in most need; distribution of small cash payments are also being made, and will continue to be made by the federal government in the states and local government areas.”

The president asked individuals from general society to follow open declarations by means of the broad communications for guidelines regarding how to get government backing, and learn of progressively open help with the coming days.

Buhari included:

“All that the government is asking you to endure is because nowhere in the world today is there any known way of defeating this pandemic. There is no vaccine. And that means there are choices to be made: between continuing as usual, or accepting the restrictions even when they come with unintended consequences.

“But at this darkest hour, it remains our duty to offer you the full and unvarnished truth: This is a global pandemic — 210 countries and territories across the globe are affected. We cannot expect others to come to our assistance. No one is coming to defeat this virus for us.

“Instead, the defeat of the virus in our country will be in our hands, alone. We cannot wait for others. We can only depend on ourselves now. And so we must — and we will — end this outbreak ourselves as Nigerians, together.”