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FG again directs security agencies to allow free movement of food, essential commodities

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Ahead of the ease of the lockdown on May 4, Federal Government has directed heads of security agencies to instruct their personnel at checkpoints along major highways to comply with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to allow free flow and movement of essential commodities, despite the inter-state movement restriction and curfew within the country.

The directive is a follow-up to Buhari’s address on gradual easing of the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun States and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with additional seven days to assess the level of spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, even as he assured Nigerians that mechanisms were being put in place to ensure that the economy does not suffer any shock, due to the lockdown.

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Niyi Adebayo gave the directive in Abuja, yesterday while receiving the weekly briefing by the ministry’s Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) of the Committee on Sustainable Production/Delivery of Essential Commodities during Covid-19.

Adebayo also revealed that the ministry was already collaborating with research institutes, academic institutions, manufacturers and other stakeholders involved in the manufacturing of local ventilators to fight the dreaded Coronavirus. He said the collaboration would guarantee the availability of local ventilators, which are essential tools in the fight against the pandemic.

The Minister had emphasised the need to observe market protocol, by using face masks and having hand sanitiser, as well as social distancing, among other precautionary measures on approved market days before being allowed into the market for transactions.

“I need to stress that, while there is an undeniable need for markets to be open on some days for people to restock on household supplies, it is most important for the set protocol during the process to be complied with to the letter. The use of face masks and hand sanitiser on market days are non-negotiable to limit the spread of the virus until the scourge blows over,” he said.

 

The Guardian

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