Makinde orders Oyo senior civil servants to resume work Monday, relaxes curfew

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, ordered the state secretariat to reopen for workers from level 13 upward to resume work on Monday.

Makinde, who disclosed this in a statement, directed that all meetings in the state be held online and that no visitors allowed except absolutely necessary.

The governor also disclosed that the dusk to dawn curfew in the State would be relaxed from 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. and to 7:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m. in a bid to accommodate farmers this planting season.

He said: “The state secretariat will be reopened on Monday, April 27th, 2020. Only civil servants at level 13 and above with separate offices will resume.”

“The following guidelines are in place to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 within the secretariat:

“There will be new security measures in place including having only one gate to serve as entrance and exit. All other gates will be closed.”

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According to Makinde, other measures put in place to check COVID-19 in Oyo State include the provision of handwashing facilities in strategic locations around the secretariat; one 100ml hand sanitizer and distribution of face mask to officers in the state.

He added: “Officers are encouraged to bring their own food for lunch. Posters and banners will be in conspicuous places around the secretariat to revalidate guidelines for resumption.”

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