Buhari signs COVID-19 regulations to enforce lockdown in Lagos, others

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the COVID-19 Regulations 2020, declaring coronavirus a dangerous infectious disease.

In a statement on Monday night in Abuja, the Presidency said Buhari acted in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN 2004), and “all other powers enabling him in that behalf”.

The statement, which was signed by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, added, “The Regulations, effective March 30, 2020, also gave legal backing to the various measures outlined in the President’s National Broadcast on March 29, 2020, such as restriction/cessation of movement in Lagos, FCT and Ogun State and others toward containing the spread of the pandemic in the country.

https://punchng.com/buhari-signs-covid-19-regulations-to-enforce-lockdown-in-lagos-others/

Done deal.

Well done Mr President.

valentineuwakwe:


source: https://punchng.com/covid-19-lockdown-we-are-not-in-war-emergency-soyinka-tells-buhari/

Prof disgracing us because of cheap politics,Prof I have a question for you does states have borders, it's Nigeria who has a border while states have boundaries thank you.. constitutional the president has the power to shut down a state to protect the lives of Nigerians

Nwodosis:
Prof, if you want to know how ineffective these your grammars are, disobey the lockdown order and come out!

You need to learn a lot in life.

SadiqBabaSani:
The WhatsApp Groups Operated by this Pro government Cyber bullies are very read at work, say anything and they will jst give shoot at sight order from one of their Useless groups ad u becom agent of attack.. Zombies Karma will haunt all of u

Most of them only reason in one direction.

idealogical:




I'm saying do what is best for you and your family if it is refusing to abide by the government's rules and guidelines or being responsible and making better choices to protect you and your family, it's your choice.


It's simple English, I hope you understand.

If understanding simple English was d issue, I don't see how ur suggestion of doing my best for me& my family answers d following questions:

lexy2014:


How is d govt trying to protect Nigerians? How did d virus enter d country? What was d govts attitude towards ensuring d virus didn't enter Nigeria? Who is treating d people who have tested positive? Abba kyari was flown in an air ambulance to Lagos for special treatment. What is d fate of those who tested positive before he did? Why were d other abuja patients not airlifted to Lagos for treatment?

Let's see how much of d simple English u understand

People don't take time to read and digest Prof. point of view, he never disagree with lockdown but he was trying to address the process before successors will take it as yardstick for future event without proper conduct. What an elder sees sitting, kids will not see on 30 story building.

idealogical:



Done deal.

Well done Mr President.

In what ways has d president done d following?:

"On 28 January 2020, the Federal government of Nigeria assured citizens of the country of its readiness to strengthen surveillance at five international airports in the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The government announced the airports as Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, Kano and the FCT.[4] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control also announced same day that they had already set up coronavirus group and was ready to activate its incident system if any case emerged in Nigeria.[5]"

lexy2014:


If understanding simple English was d issue, I don't see how ur suggestion of doing my best for me& my family answers d following questions:



Let's see how much of d simple English u understand

In simple English, it means regardless of how you feel about the government's actions, you should do what is best for you and your family.

How about that for simple English?

willybaby:
Prof disgracing us because of cheap politics,Prof I have a question for you does states have borders, it's Nigeria who has a border while states have boundaries thank you.. constitutional the president has the power to shut down a state to protect the lives of Nigerians

D learned prof asked questions, very valid questions. If u have answers to d questions for reading of those on d forum. Am sure u realise that d prof isn't on nairaland so ur vituperations will not get to him

masterP042:
I won't lie. This lockdown can't even be sustainable for 5 days. We like copying oyibo but can't even do it well.
How can u lock down a place so big without providing social welfare for the people. What about people that survive on daily earnings? The other countries that lock down, provide food, money and other benefits for their people, but mumu leaders will just want to lock people up just like that.
From day 5, people will start running out from their houses, it's better the "audio" corona virus kills them than hunger to kill them.
Buhari had the time and opportunity to just quarantine and isolate just few travellers coming in, but he didn't, now he wants to lockdown over 30million people. Medicine after death

Sense dey your head. I give it maximum next week Monday the Lockdown will collapse

lexy2014:


In what ways has d president done d following?:

"On 28 January 2020, the Federal government of Nigeria assured citizens of the country of its readiness to strengthen surveillance at five international airports in the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The government announced the airports as Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, Kano and the FCT.[4] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control also announced same day that they had already set up coronavirus group and was ready to activate its incident system if any case emerged in Nigeria.[5]"

At the end of the day after ranting on and on about irrelevant issues, what are you going to do? Obey or disobey government order and expose yourself and your family?

Sounds like you just love to here yourself rant and babble on and on.

idealogical:



In simple English, it means regardless of how you feel about the government's actions, you should do what is best for you and your family.

How about that for simple English?

That doesn't answer d following questions.

How is d govt trying to protect Nigerians? How did d virus enter d country? What was d govts attitude towards ensuring d virus didn't enter Nigeria? Who is treating d people who have tested positive? Abba kyari was flown in an air ambulance to Lagos for special treatment. What is d fate of those who tested positive before he did? Why were d other abuja patients not airlifted to Lagos for treatment?

So "simple English" still seems to be a challenge for u

idealogical:



At the end of the day after ranting on and on about irrelevant issues, what are you going to do? Obey or disobey government order and expose yourself and your family?

Sounds like you just love to here yourself rant and babble on and on.

I only asked u a question. Don't u no d difference between a rant/babble and a question?

slimanyd:
He should go and tell trump and other world leaders which legality they have nah. Just dey speak payan

American and Nigeria are not the same bro as majority of American citizens are not living from hand to mouth.

They locked everywhere; no testing kits, no water, no electricity, no food.

Hunger kills faster than Coronavirus.

lexy2014:


That doesn't answer d following questions.

How is d govt trying to protect Nigerians? How did d virus enter d country? What was d govts attitude towards ensuring d virus didn't enter Nigeria? Who is treating d people who have tested positive? Abba kyari was flown in an air ambulance to Lagos for special treatment. What is d fate of those who tested positive before he did? Why were d other abuja patients not airlifted to Lagos for treatment?

So "simple English" still seems to be a challenge for u

In simple English, it means regardless of how you feel about the government's actions, you should do what is best for you and your family.

How about that for simple English?...

masterP042:
I won't lie. This lockdown can't even be sustainable for 5 days. We like copying oyibo but can't even do it well.
How can u lock down a place so big without providing social welfare for the people. What about people that survive on daily earnings? The other countries that lock down, provide food, money and other benefits for their people, but mumu leaders will just want to lock people up just like that.
From day 5, people will start running out from their houses, it's better the "audio" corona virus kills them than hunger to kill them.
Buhari had the time and opportunity to just quarantine and isolate just few travellers coming in, but he didn't, now he wants to lockdown over 30million people. Medicine after death

Honestly at this point in time i either think the man is senile ot his advisers are mad.

As far back as January ending when this thing was getting rampant people were calling for greater measures to isolate people from high risk countries but nah our silly government told us they were free to go isolate themselves at home. No follow ups by government, no checks to see if they were actually self isolating. Must have been the dumbest thing i heard in the last decade.

Now we have a big issue on our hands and they want to use a bucket of water to kill a market fire.


No one is carrying out testing, no sensitization. Just wake up one morning and announce the lock down of states . How many test kits do we have? What measures are in place to get more ventilators? Any palliatives for Citizens? Niger across the borrder just declared free electricity and water for the month of April and May but no not our government instead Buhari takes incompetence and lack o foresight to another level honestly.

idealogical:



In simple English, it means regardless of how you feel about the government's actions, you should do what is best for you and your family.

How about that for simple English?...

I didn't ask u what anything means. Pls look at what u asked u:

How is d govt trying to protect Nigerians? How did d virus enter d country? What was d govts attitude towards ensuring d virus didn't enter Nigeria? Who is treating d people who have tested positive? Abba kyari was flown in an air ambulance to Lagos for special treatment. What is d fate of those who tested positive before he did? Why were d other abuja patients not airlifted to Lagos for treatment?

Swargu:
Soyinka shit your dirty mouth, everytime is not to be forming critic, think for once, how else should we contain the spread when there is no effective management and cure, every country is on lockdown to contain this

Did u read d questions Soyinka asked? Can u identify d questions and state what's wrong with d questions he asked?

It's unfortunate I this country that those who know the right answers are the ones asking the wrong questions. I beg corona no dey hear grama o, na action the thing need.

It's unfortunate in this country that those who know the right answers are the ones asking the wrong questions. I beg corona no dey hear grama o, na action the thing need.

the prof should go to Italy and Spain to ask if the lockdown is constitutional or not here, they are the one that teach you, people, to ask about write and wrong

masterP042:
I won't lie. This lockdown can't even be sustainable for 5 days. We like copying oyibo but can't even do it well.
How can u lock down a place so big without providing social welfare for the people. What about people that survive on daily earnings? The other countries that lock down, provide food, money and other benefits for their people, but mumu leaders will just want to lock people up just like that.
From day 5, people will start running out from their houses, it's better the "audio" corona virus kills them than hunger to kill them.
Buhari had the time and opportunity to just quarantine and isolate just few travellers coming in, but he didn't, now he wants to lockdown over 30million people. Medicine after death

God bless you. There was no warning, no hint or even a grace period for people to prepare for the lockdown. We are too reactive as a nation . Our leaders will sit back and watch a situation deteriorate to a bad state before they act . Same as attitude is in Nigerians .
Visionless lot .

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lexy2014:


I didn't ask u what anything means. Pls look at what u asked u:

How is d govt trying to protect Nigerians? How did d virus enter d country? What was d govts attitude towards ensuring d virus didn't enter Nigeria? Who is treating d people who have tested positive? Abba kyari was flown in an air ambulance to Lagos for special treatment. What is d fate of those who tested positive before he did? Why were d other abuja patients not airlifted to Lagos for treatment?

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In simple English, it means regardless of how you feel about the government's actions, you should do what is best for you and your family.

How about that for simple English?...,,,,

suzzyboss:
The only mistake Buhari made was not informing us earlier.. Guys imagine 24 hours count down haba .. The panic and stress alone can kill someone

Occupy your mind with something else. Read books, Exercise, loose the weight (that's what I intend to do), bond with your relatives more. Do a courseon coronavirus www.alison.com.


I started my Lockdown two weeks ago before the official Lockdown because I saw it coming. This virus spreads like wide fire faster than ebiola and its very dangerous. Thank God for the office for where I work we shut down when confirmed cases increased to 30 or something. We knew its lore than that. What about the people that have it, don't know and keep spreading. We decided before it becomes a crisis let's all be with our families and stay safe. All stock my house before the first Lagos shut down. My slogan this period is NA WHO DEY ALIVE THEY CHOP MONEY. If this affects the poor, no one will help. We don't have the capacity to treat this shit if it spread like Italy. The only cure I know now is to self isolate with my family and stay safe. Hopefully a miracle may happen and a cure will be found

The professor is asking the right questions. Buhari is setting a precedent here, with respect to declaring the restrictions in 2 states. I believe that the outcome may be different if the two states affected had governor's from a different party.

Soyinka taught he was addressing human beings, he has failed to realize that most folks in naija and in naira land have become skeletons in their brains, they are beaten, battered, oppressed, dejected and had failed in their ambitions. How he expects them to understand his logic beats me.

Good questions.
Constitution should be our guidance.
Despite almost all countries in the world are doing shutdown, nigeria should do it with legal backing.

One can see that apc people advice the president to do the shutdown of few states.
So state governors were allowed to do the shutdown of their states themselves and bear the blame.

I believe we all have a stake in how we should be Ruled!
....before now, did He not fight for this democracy?
When will we realise that we are all mere human beings?
Can we stop, look, and listen...even to our hearts?
...the human race had it coming......
.the blessed keep going
#backtobible

idealogical:



Join the professor and expose yourselves and get infected, then come back to happily tell us how reasonable you are.

This is Nairaland Universe. People want to learn from what you say and write. But now you are bitter, confused and covid19 ridden.

olaniyilukman:
I think the guy is reasonable but professor don't

Buhari is producing more money for the Almajiris. Adeboye TB Joshua etcetera are donating to the CORONAVIRUS Victims. What is the CONTRIBUTIONS OF MIYETTI ALLAH FULANI HERDSMEN TO THIS PANDEMIC RANGING ON?

too much book is affecting this man even Donald Trump says this corona virus is more than 2nd world War so what are u saying!