Almost two months into a lockdown order in Kaduna State, Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday dismissed the possibility of an early lifting of the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.
The state government had ordered a total lockdown of the state on March 26, 2020, which was extended by another 30 days on April 26, 2020.
El-Rufai, while dismissing several appeals from various quarters to partially lift the lockdown to allow for Eid prayers on Sallah day; expected on Saturday or Sunday, said he would personally patrol the Kaduna-Kano borders to ensure that no one from Kano State tried to sneak into the state.
“We plan to relax the curfew but the plan has no execution date because it will depend on our situation. Look around the world, President Donald Trump of the USA said he will lift the lockdown but has he? Some countries have started gradually but they have also seen the repercussion,” he said.
The governor, while speaking during a live Hausa chat with selected radio stations in Kaduna said other conditions that must be met before a relaxation of the lockdown will include increasing the number of testing centres and ensuring that inter-state travels completely stopped.
