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UPDATE 1-Nigeria's governors seek to make face masks compulsory in public

Published 25/04/2020, 21:05
© Reuters.

(Adds comment from presidency sources)
By Alexis Akwagyiram
LAGOS, April 25 (Reuters) - Nigerian state governors have
asked President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the compulsory use
of face masks in public as confirmed coronavirus cases rise,
according to a letter seen by Reuters on Saturday.
The 36 governors believe Buhari's approval is needed to
ensure a uniform and coordinated policy at federal and state
levels to tackle the virus, the letter from the Nigeria
Governors' Forum (NGF) said.
The presidency declined to comment on whether Buhari had
received the letter or would act on the advice.
Two presidency sources said the request had taken the form
of a suggestion to the president's task force on COVID-19. They
said the task force would brief him on the suggestion on Sunday.
Nigeria reported 114 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday,
bringing its total to 1,095, with 32 deaths. A total of 28
states have so far reported cases, and more than half are in the
commercial hub, Lagos.
With 200 million people, Nigeria is Africa's most populous
country. Some 20 million reside in Lagos.
The governors want Buhari's next set of coronavirus measures
to incorporate a lockdown on flights and on interstate movement,
restrictions on large gatherings and overnight curfews, as well
as making the use of face masks in public compulsory.
The movement of food, beverages, medical and
pharmaceuticals, petroleum supplies and agricultural products
should be exempt, said the governors, who on Thursday agreed to
ban interstate movement for two weeks. Lagos and Ogun states, as well as the capital Abuja, are
already under federally imposed lockdowns, while various states
have instigated their own containment measures.

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