The Minister of Health, Ehanire Osagie has disclosed that President
Buhari will determine when to lift the lockdown order issued in Lagos,
Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the wake of the
Coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, he stated that
the decision of whether or not to extend the lockdown has to be tailored
according to the needs of Nigerians. Ehanire added that every country
has the right to balance the medical and health-related benefits from
the economic-related benefits.
The Minister said;
“The President will make that announcement in his own time. We will
give him the facts, he will consider the facts and make his own
announcements using his own wisdom.“What happens is that every country, you balance the medical and the
health-related benefits from the economic-related benefits because you
have an economy you don’t want to kill and you also have the health side
that you don’t want to destroy.“It’s a very delicate balance which you need to do. All countries do
that; it’s not only in our country. Even in the United States, they have
that debate all the time. Do we open the economy now or do we not open
it now?”
On the mysterious deaths in Kano, Ehanire Osagie said a delegation
will be sent to the state to thoroughly investigate the circumstances
surrounding the loss of lives there.
