The Ogun State Government on Wednesday banned all high-density gatherings that would bring together 50 or more people in the same place.
A statement issued by Kunle Somorin, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ogun State, said further to measures so far taken to ramp up its efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the Ogun State Government has found it expedient to announce an immediate ban of all high-density gatherings that would bring together 50 or more persons in the same place, such as social clubs, halls, cinemas, night clubs, restaurants, cafes, and sport arenas.
“This measure will be in effect for the next 30 days in the first instance,” the statement said.
The government said this restriction had to be enforced without prejudice to people’s fundamental rights to association and movement, because safety of “our people and their welfare are priorities that cannot be toyed with. The Government will continue to engage all the stakeholders, including our religious leaders to sensitise the populace on the need to maintain social distancing and collective effort to combat this pandemic.
“The Government will continue the surveillance initiatives and intensify sensitisation on COVID-19. This is more so given the peculiarity of its location as the Nation’s Gateway State and its industrial capital. Our epidemiologists and other health workers are working round the clock with Federal agencies and international development agencies to stop the spread of corona virus,” it stated.
The statement said Governor Dapo Abiodun reassured the populace that nothing would be left to chance in ensuring that the state was prepared at all times to respond appropriately.
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Good day Mr.Jimi Disu. Hppe your day is good. I am a regular listenerto your Classic FM Front page news analysis. I appreciate the arduous work you and your team are doing, and your frustrations with the current state of affairs in our nation, Nigeria.
I am specifically writing you this piece to ascertain your opinion and mind set on the horrific explosion at A bike Edo last Sunday.
Jimi, you’ve shouted yourself coarse while trying to draw the attention of the state to the clear and present dangers of a possible security breach in Lagos. Howbeit, you seem to me not to realize after all that we are here with that danger. What has happened?
My brother is currently wirk8ng right there at Abule Ado with the technical team trying to put out the fires, and he has thus to say: this was not any pipeline or gas related explosion, but purely a bomb detonation. The target was the Bethlehem school and other sift targets around. A particular tribe was targeted. The state officials know deep down what happened, but are denying in order not to trigger the panic button of a very stark and horrendous reality.
Please,Mr. Jimi Disu, for all we hold sacred; probe further into what really send down at Abule Ado last Sunday. Maybe, you can personally go for an on the sport inspection and observation to really understand the magnitude of what happened last Sunday.
That army in waiting has drawn the first blood. They want to gauge the response and feelings of the people, and more will come.
May God continue to keep us in His protection and care.
Kind regards.