President Buhari gave consent to ease Lockdown – Kano state government discloses

The Kano state government has disclosed that President Buhari gave his consent for the lockdown in the state to be relaxed despite a spike in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje announced on Saturday that Mondays and Thursdays would be lockdown free days, especially between 10 am and 4 pm to enable residents to shop for food.

Nigerians took to Twitter to condemn this decision, particularly because the state has witnessed a spike in the number of COVID-19 patients in recent days.

The state Ministry of Health via its Twitter handle disclosed that the lockdown was with the President’s consent.

”Press Statement!!! @KanostateNg relaxes #lockdown on Mondays & Thursdays from 10:00am – 4:00pm with the consent of the President

@MBuhari . General public are to adhere strictly to #COVID19Kano protocols as given by the health professionals” the tweet read