COVID-19: Has Sanwo-Olu Lifted Lagos Lockdown Order For Easter Celebration?

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is yet to lift COVID-19 Lagos lockdown order for Easter celebration, NewsOne Nigeria can authoritatively report.

A report monitored on several online news platforms (NewsOne Nigeria not included), had quoted the Lagos State Governor to have given a “directive that Lagosians should be allowed between the hours of 8 am-to-4 pm on Friday to enable residents of the state to shop for Easter celebration.”

The report said, “This was in response to the several calls put to him by both Christian and Muslim faithful to carry out their spiritual responsibilities to God from Friday through Sunday, this week, as God plans to cleanse the land of all forms of illnesses including the ravaging Coronavirus.”

However, a fact check by NewsOne Nigeria shows the report is a piece of fake news as the Governor did not give such directive.

Gboyega Akosile.

This online news platform put a call across to the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Gboyega Akosile, who told NewsOne Nigeria that the report should be disregarded.

“Please, disregard, its fake news,” Mr Akosile told our reporter.

The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary continued: “The Lockdown was declared by the President and not the governor. The report saying the lockdown has been lifted did not quote me or any government official so it’s fake,” Mr Akosile said.

Meanwhile, on March 29, the Federal Government ordered a total lockdown for residents of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun States to curb the spread of COVID-19. President Muhammadu Buhari made the announcement during a broadcast.