We Have No Money, Cannot Sustain Lockdown, Northern Governors Say

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Monday extended the lockdown of Lagos, Ogun and the FCT by another 14 days in a bid to help stop the spread of the pandemic.

State governors in Nigeria’s Northern region have said that they cannot sustain the economic impact of the lockdown targeted at stopping the spread of Coronavirus in the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Monday extended the lockdown of Lagos, Ogun and the FCT by another 14 days in a bid to help stop the spread of the pandemic.

States in the North, who adopted a movement restriction strategy earlier, have now said they cannot continue with the move despite having the largest share of palliatives from the Federal Government.