COVID-19: PRESIDENT BUHARI DIRECTS NGF TO WORK CLOSELY WITH PTF.

President Muhammadu Buhari has held a virtual meeting with members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum.

The meeting comes as Nigerians anticipate a formal announcement from the Presidency on the next phase of the COVID-19 lockdown.  


After the the virtual meeting with the governors, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said in a statement that the governors were asked to work closely with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, to engender better harmony in the daunting task of checking the pandemic.
 The statement quoted President Muhammadu Buhari as having issued the directive  during an online meeting  with the Governors’ Forum on Monday. The President disclosed that the PTF had briefed him on next steps in the national response to the pandemic, “and he has directed that they work very closely with the Governors.”

President Buhari said the pandemic was “beyond technology, power, and resources,” noting that countries that had all those, were recording highest casualties round the world.

“We have to be very careful. We need to continue to educate and persuade the people to accept the reality of the situation, and do all that is necessary to stay safe,” the President said.

The meeting also discussed economic and security issues, among others, with the Governors commending the President on the “leadership and direction” he has given the country in combating COVID-19.