l Muhammadu Buhari , the Nigerian Medical Association has advised the Federal Government to again extend the lockdown, which ends on Monday .It added that with the “exponential” rise in the number of cases recorded across the country daily, people should not see the lockdown as a punishment but a necessary measure to contain the spread of the deadly virus. It, however, stressed the need for fair distribution of the palliatives to cushion the hardship the restriction had caused Nigerians.
As of April 13 when the President extended the lockdown, the number of cases was 343 in 19 states and the FCT. The number of deaths was 10 while 91 persons had been discharged. But, there were 87 new cases on Saturday, pushing the number of cases to 1,182 in 28 states and the FCT. The number of deaths rose to 35 while 222 persons had been discharged.
Already, there is increasing tension and impatience among people in the affected states and the FCT over the possibility that the lockdown might be extended., lamented that they were eager to go back to work, adding that staying at home for a month had become traumatising. “Things that are unfolding show that we need to enforce even more. However, if we want to enforce the lockdown, then we should do things that would make life easier for people. That is to call on the government to do the needful in the fair distribution of the palliatives so that people can stay at home.
He also said the government should take cognisance of the increasing crime rate, poverty and likely uprising or revolt by those in a precarious situation, while noting that without specific palliatives, the lockdown could cripple businesses and make recovery more difficult. While calling for more tests to be carried out, he said information dissemination should be doubled so it could reach people in local areas.
“Certainly a lockdown order ad-infinitum is not sustainable and many of our members are of the view that this should be reviewed to ease the lockdown, of course without prejudice to safety, which is the duty of all.” “Neither the Lagos State Government nor the Federal Government has the capacity to manage the social consequences of a prolonged lockdown – hunger, restiveness and insecurity.
It said government should ensure that the youth, elderly people and those who depended on daily income but could not go to work now should be targeted as being done in other countries. “If the medical experts advise that the lockdown should continue, there is an urgent need for the government to look at having more palliatives to reach the target audience.”
All die na die, you people should pls free us o😫😫😫it’s either we die of hunger or the virus
On a normal our leaders are not considering the citizens at all rather they are capitalizing on this Pandemic to enrich themselves. It's not fair ooooo
So after locking down Lagos, Abuja and Ogun for 4 full weeks, how are people still contracting the disease in these states? Is it infecting only the people that break the lockdown rule or it’s just sneaking into people’s body somehow?
We're tired of lock down pls, free us. Don't let hunger virus to kill us ooo
Seems the doctors are mad 😡
To be honest extension of the lockdown is not a bad idea as cases keeps increasing daily, but on the other hand, the hunger virus is also killing us slowly day by day.
Palliative is scam.
Doctors will always seeks for extentions, because they want overtime payments and hazardus bonuses, why poor Nigerians re dying of hunger at home... audio covid19 🚶🚶🚶🚶
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Hello! Please let all of us exercise a little more patience for this disease to go and we'll be free again. Sacrifice a little and enjoy forever as said by the former governor of Imo state, his Excellency IkediOhakim
I think it's necessary for our own sake... The doctors are right. The numbers of cases covid-19 increases daily.
All man for himself 😩
Since the lockdown have start no more 2 hours sleep in my area just because of this one minions guys and u still want to extend it! Pls pity us and ask the people in power to show Mercy
Countries that ended their lockdown have in place good policy that can enhance survival rate. What policy have you made to counter the public transport unethic space management. If the billions provided for palliatives isnt enough i believe it can buy more buses.
Thunder will fire you for saying that Sir
It's a best idea, but what do they provide for the masses ?
Only few believe the number of victims. NCDC should show pictorial prove rather than election results. Nigeria economy is not strong enough for outcome of further lockdown
Sebi they said that they want to disburse 50bn to Nigerians. Way am?¿🤐🤐🤐
All they want is extension with no plans of curtailing the virus. Dumb doctors that even know what they are doing... God will help us all
You selfishness, let's just divide the country, secession is the best.
It's high time NigeriaGov sought for alternative measures to manage this virus. We can't continue to do copy and paste. Nigeria's problem requires a Nigerian solution.
It's high time our NigeriaGov seek for alternative measures to manage this virus. We can't continue to do copy and paste. Nigeria's problem requires a Nigerian solution.
The health services provided and government workers are enjoying the Lockdown , beacuse they are sure of their steady income why the poor mass are languishing in hunger let the Lockdown be lifted for the parlialives did not reach everybody
Pple feel to important recently doing their job... Asking for bonuses here n there.. Going on strike when they need to (understandable) , enjoying free movement, getting paid however, forgetting... Well, let me stop here..
Lockdown should not be extended oo Unless There would be increase in crime rate Unless FG provides relief fund
Stay at home Stay at home Stay at home, no palliative. You want hunger to kill us?
This lockdown should end o. No more extending With all the lockdown since no improvement that shows that dey are not doing anything at all.
Good move
They are so unserious......
Stay at home, stay at home. They forgot some people don't even have a place they call home.
Buhari should leave this easement decision to the states to make as they deem fit. The government should focus on cash transfers, testing, and PPE procurement and distribution.
Let go back to work Anyone who has the virus should go to hospital. Simple
Let the locked down ends if you want to continue then you lock yourselves for another 14 days.... Evil people in government... What is happening North is not ordinary, they will reap what they sew. They value North than other states in Nigeria.
This lockdown is obviously not working. It’s just increasing different cases. (Covid, hunger, malaria, criminal, etc.)
This APC government is only for the North okay ..if una like una extend an. Fool's
No easy way out people, God help us
Stupid decision
We don't despute they should not seek for extension, but it should be for them and their families. People sit home for good 28days without any income,armed robbery terrorising all corner of the state, they are seeking for extension..
Some guys are going from shop to shop in the evening to collect honorarium with gun and cutlass on my street
We don't despute they should not seek for extension, but it should for them and their families. People sit home for good 28days without any income..
Total lockdown = dead economy, many saved lives from covid-19 but wt indeterminate deaths from hunger later. Zero lockdown = booming economy but many deaths from covid-19. Partial lockdown = well managed delivers a living economy wt managed casualties
When una dey cash out ...... God go expose una yansh soon
I’m not surprise of this headline since you’re receiving your daily allowance of 50k without considered those who there work at stake, those who can not feed without hustle because of this pandemic covid-19. Please I will like us to find another ease way of tackling this matter.
Extension kill una there
See their face
Stupid people e
The masses are hungry, lockdown + no money to get food & govt is not doing nothing yet MBuhari spend 4rm govt purse to feed his family all in the name of he's the president.Had it been his family are in this same situation will he fold his arms & act as if nothing is happening.
Y don't you lock Nigeria down forever
Enough of the LD jare! Until everyone die of hunger is when u guys will now give us liberty. Enough is Enough! We shouldn't allow a virus dictate to us, instead, we are to dictate for the ChinaVirus.
Leaders with empty skulls.
E no go better for those doctors, may all of them seeking extension die for Coronavirus...
Doctors abeg naaa
Doctors are extracting COVID-19 in making more money and enriching themselve so why won't they need lockdown extension
“Without government giving specific palliatives such as part payment of salaries and direct tax waivers to businesses, the lockdown will further cripple businesses and make recovery more difficult.”
To me corona virus is overrated and more of politics than they picture it to us, more so it is not effective in Africa as it is in america
The number of people dying everyday thru boko harram, kidnapping, bandit, diseases,hunger etc is it not more than the number of people dying of covid19? Madagascar even said they already have cure do we encourage them and find out if its effective we are really looking for cure
I don't know a cheaper way of stopping the spread of this virus than staying at home. The issue is that government isn't doing enough with their so called palliatives. It is difficult to tell a hungry man to stay at home. Sincere disbursement of palliative will go a long way.
New York city is Lockdown with 21000 death Tokyo with more population never locked down with 93 death. Both had the virus same period. Which template should Nigeria follow? Let's be wise . Lockdown never works. Sweden is not lockdown with less casualties in Europe
Not just about extension of lockdown order.Government shld be more responsible and responsive..
Some sectors should allow to operate like banking, pension but with precautions..MBuhari NGRPresident
Ogun will kill those doctors. endthelockdown EndTheShutdown
With all this abiiii they should just free us from all this scam
Pls look for a better option. Staying at home is killing more than the Koro itself.
They should give us money and foodstuffs then extend it.
I think the word we Nigerians understand is *LEAVE THEM,let them go and die..they will run back* -sumply the strategies the govt wants to use. My mom z running shifts almost without rest for people who don't deserve it😦😦.. I told her stay home but she won't. Love for job shit😑
U doctors should b lockdown too its ur turn
Ncdc chairman say will have not gotten to the peak , knowning Nigerians when it comes to social distancing, am worried.
When the system is dysfunctional, collaboration becomes competition. It appears majority of experts, except those in the healthcare sector, all seem to only be interested in their own survival. That of the suffering masses be darned.
there must be awholesale madness standing in the head of any Doctor who should be recommending furtherance on these lockdowns! nonsense!!
Jesus.
Wicked government
Why would the lock down end? We are already getting used to it..
The stay at home has not stopped the spread of the virus. Lockdown in states has not worked either. Civilians and Policemen are not adhering to it. So let them kukuma open the economy at least partially.
I agree with the doctors because they know what is involved. They said what an elder sees while seating down a child can not sees it while climbing an iroko tree. I understand our pain but prevention is better than cure especially now that they have not found the vaccine.
The money they are collecting don enter there eye,awon ole
Doctors that are collecting salary's, those that hustle daily nko?hunger should kill them abi
This one dòkita not doctor
Doctors are paid for doing what they doing right now its their job. If they have their way they want it to last till December but they don't know how it affects the populace. Taking all the praises and demanding 4 bonuses why not extension they want it.Others needs to work also
Government should ease lockdown restrictions...
Lockdown will enter May, unfortunately most Nigerians are not observing it well due to hunger. COVID19
Nigeria will turn another thing if extension is made. PMB will push Nigerians to d wall
I understand the plight of the NMA, they are the ones who will bear the brunt if the nation gets overwhelmed by COVID19. At the same time, nearly 100 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty and depend on daily income for survival. How much longer can you keep a hungry man?
You people are calling for a chaotic Nigeria!
We all are going to die with or without corona pls free us e don do
Which extension, e be like say them want riot
LockdownExtended cannot continue indefinitely. The palliatives cannot be distributed fairly nor in enough quantity. The FG and state governors must start thinking of how to open the economy partially.
A country that drilled oil for 53years cannot provide for it's citizens in a month, and you are seeking extension..
Stop this copy and paste,find out what will work for this perculiar society
They are seeking for extension, for the past one month we have been indoors, with no palliative and the number keep increasing, even NEPA are sharing bills how do you expect us to pay the bills when we are indoors
Yes give them extension, so that GovUmarGanduje will report 74 cases while NCDCgov reports 4.
Instead of you doctors should tell govt to relax the lockdown and make compulsory facemask, social distance,gathering beyond 20 a criminal offence and people should report anyone suspected to have symptoms of covid19... Just wait more eehhnn.
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Why won't they seek extension when they are just collecting free money
It’s easy for salary earners to say nonsense . If they like they should extend the lockdown for another 2years .
Atleast the doctors are enjoying the attention they never had over decades.. When people enter isolation centres and start beating you guys up, then you doctors will have sense.
At this rate ... The lockdown must be extended.. But it is not sustainable... Nigeria will feel the effects of a prolonged lockdown...
Stay home stay home...owo ti tan
Wicked set of people
If the lockdown continues, there will be more problem o
Stay at home! Stay at home!! Stay at home!!! As if the masses will be eating air! Will the government assist the masses to stay at home? Or they just want tgr masses to stay at home and die of hunger!?
Well I understand why the seek extension. But I see no reason. The level of crime, begging, insufficient food, lack of concern from govt, poor palliative distribution is too much. Not to talk of careless death. Let end lockdown. Apply a compulsory protective measures
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Good idea. But government should also reach out to people who are dieng of hunger.
Something must kill a man. Relax this thing jor
E Ma lo wa oooo😷😷😷
They are stupid for seeking such...
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