Governor Seyi Makinde has revealed why Oyo State can’t go on total The Oyo state Governor who tested positive for the virus, said he Speaking on a Fresh FM programme, Governor Makinde said;
“My own background is engineering and I kept saying to people that as “Yes, Lagos can be on lockdown, Ogun can be on lockdown, Oyo State, “If you ask people not to come out, you lock down the market places, “I think, everything is on the table but it has to follow a logical Governor Makinde further disclosed that he would follow the steps of He added;
“I have been watching CNN and the most successful place right now in “It may be that route for us to go. I have asked them to start
lockdown over Coronavirus, days after President Buhari issued an order
which restricted movement in Abuja, Ogun and Lagos.
opted for a curfew instead of a total lockdown due to the high rate of
poverty in the state. He stated that a curfew will enable residents
carry out their daily activities and earn daily incomes amid the
outbreak of Coronavirus in the state.
an engineer, you take decisions that are based on logic and fact. It’s
an uncharted territory. We kept on interacting with the experts to find
out what are the facts emerging.
yes, people have been saying have a total lockdown and then I have been
asking them questions. What will be the benefits here? Are there
alternative courses of action for us to take?
there are people that what they sell today – the profit from today’s
activities is what they will eat tomorrow. There are plenty people like
that within our environment. So, are there alternatives available to us?
Can we do selective lockdown? That’s why I imposed the curfew, to say
limit interactions.
pattern and it will need the input of experts. We are not just going to
lock down because everyone is locking down.”
some foreign countries that have successfully contained the virus.
containing this is the Czech Republic. And one of the things they
brought out is that they made a law that if you must leave your house,
you must wear a mask.
evaluating that. If we must make that law and say everybody that must go
out must wear a mask, then, how about those who cannot afford it? Can
we make masks locally? Can we get our artisans and our tailors to commit
to that with the government supporting? So, those are the type of
solutions we are looking for.”
Coronavirus: Oyo can’t be on total lockdown because of poverty – Governor Makinde
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