Chairman of the Presidential Task Force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Thursday said he would return Nigeria to another lockdown if he had the powers to do so.
Speaking during the daily briefing of the task force in Abuja, Mustapha said even though it would not be palatable to the ear, locking down Nigeria again would be the best option going by the rate citizens are flouting the guidelines order.
To him, the war against the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country seemed not to be yielding expected results.
He said Nigerians are playing “love” with COVID-19, behaving as if the virus does not exist.
“You want to hear the truth? If it were within my powers this is the time to lockdown.
“Lockdown might not be a popular thing but this is the time to lockdown because I can see the attitude of Tom and Jerry.
“I saw a real romance with COVID-19 today. The romance of people behaving as if the matter (virus) is over.
“It is a very serious issue and my appeal to Nigerians listening is that; let us take this thing (virus) serious.
“By now, with 500 plus fatalities you can’t be ignorant. You can’t say you don’t know of anybody that has fallen victim either by way of name or pictures, but today they are no more.”
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