Buhari Listens To Ganduje’s Pleas, Relaxes Lockdown In Kano

Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor of Kano state says he has the approval of the President Muhammadu Buhari, to
relax the two weeks lockdown imposed on the state.

Buhari had pronounced the lockdown on the state during his address to the nation on Monday as part of measures to curtail the increasing coronavirus infections recorded in the state.

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The governor had praised the decision but pleaded with the President to ease the lockdown.

In a statement by Abba Anwar, his Chief Press Secretary on Saturday evening, the governor said he has gotten the consent of the President to relax the lockdown on Mondays and Thursdays.

Here's what Ganduje was quoted to have said in the statement;
“We sought for the consent of Mr President on how to relax the lockdown, to allow for some free movements of people but within stipulated hours of the agreed days.

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“Due to that, I am hereby making an announcement that each Monday in the lockdown period between 10 am to 4 pm people are allowed to come out and make some purchases. So, also on Thursdays between 10 am to 4 pm people are allowed to be out within this stipulated time.”

According to the state Health Ministry, 313 coronavirus cases have been recorded in the state, and eight attendant deaths have been confirmed.