BREAKING: Buhari to address the nation on Monday May 18

For the second time, President Muhammadu Buhari will be addressing Nigerians on the easing of the lockdown

– The date for the nation-wide broadcast has been fixed as Monday, May 18

– The president on Monday is expected to tell citizens if the country will go ahead with a second phase of the easing of the lockdown or not

There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians on a nation-wide broadcast concerning the easing of the lockdown caused by coronavirus.
This was revealed that by the national coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Aliyu Sani, Channels TV reports.

Sani said that in the address fixed for Monday, May 18, President Buhari will decide whether the country will embark on a second phase of the easing of the lockdown.
the federal government was not disposed to the call by state governors for the relaxation of the lockdown in the country over the coronavirus pandemics news gathered that the newspaper said that sources said federal authorities are much in favour of partial restrictions in 33 of the 36 states with a view to mitigating the effects of the current lockdown in many parts of the country as against the relaxation being sought by the governors.

It was gathered that the PTF on COVID-19 which President Muhammadu Buhari relies on principally for advice on the pandemic was not in agreement with the governors that the government should soft-pedal in the FCT, Lagos, Ogun and Kanostates.
The president who was billed to address the nation on Monday, April 27, was said to be weighing the options before him.

Members of the PTF were locked in a marathon meeting on Saturday, April 25, on the format of the partial restrictions to put in place in 33 states without fueling the spread of the coronavirus.
The task force considered the status report on COVID-19 spread in each state of the federation, the input of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and local and international technical evaluation of the pandemic in the country.

According to the report, a top-level source said: “We are inching towards partial restrictions in some states and the Federal Capital Territory. There is clamour for the partial lifting of the lockdown. This is why the PTF is meeting…”