President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria ’ s economy is too fragile for fresh COVID – 19 lockdown .
The President , therefore , urged Nigerians to obey all protocols recommended by health authorities to curtail the spread of the lethal coronavirus .
Buhari, who stated this on Thursday via his verified Twitter handle , said compliance with COVID – 19 protocols by all Nigerians is crucial to avert a second wave of the pandemic in the country .
“ Looking at the trends in other countries, we must do all we can to avert a second wave of COVID -19 in Nigeria .
“ We must make sure that our cases , which have gone down , do not rise again . Our economy is too fragile to bear another round of lockdown , ” @ MBuhari tweeted .
Buhari had in March imposed a total lockdown on parts of the country including Lagos , Abuja and Ogun. The lockdown lasted for over five weeks and had a tremendous effect on the country’ s economical activities with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry putting the loss at about N 3bn in the period under review .
The Presidential Task Force on COVID -19 had at its many briefings frowned on the disregard for COVID – 19 protocol by Nigerians while warning against a second wave of the virus in the country.
The task force had also urged citizens to obey social distancing, use of face masks , and regular washing of hands , amongst others .
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, the country has recorded over 62, 000 infections including over 1, 100 fatalities .
