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Ogun to open markets every 48 hours
The Ogun Government said Friday night it would only open markets every two days during the lockdown.
Governor Dapo Abiodun stated this while addressing journalists at his residence in Iperu Remo.
He also declared that all markets in the state would only open between 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday as the lockdown started on Friday night.
Abiodun noted that the total lockdown of the state for the first three days was to allow for complete fumigation of the state to disinfect public places such as motor parks and markets.
He said: “The lockdown will be total from now till 7.00 a.m. on Tuesday, to be suspended between 7.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. to allow for essential business activities.
“This 7.00 a.m. to 2.00.p.m. window will be observed every other day therefrom; that is, Tuesday instant, Thursday, and Saturday for the coming week.”
The governor noted that at least 500,000 households would benefit from the stimulus packages to cushion the effects of the lockdown.
Abiodun explained that the packages, which comprised of 5kg each of rice, beans and garri with tomato pastes, vegetable oil, salt, seasoning cubes and other hygiene products would be distributed to the “poor and the vulnerable in the state.”
He, however, warned that under no circumstance should the items be diverted to other use other than the original plan.
He appealed to the people to avoid stampede and unnecessary struggles during the distribution, saying it would be an ongoing process.
“We have constituted a multi-sectoral local government taskforce to monitor the daily report and distribution of the stimulus packages from the state government to all the 236 wards of the state,” Abiodun stated.
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The governor added that the state government would begin to enforce compulsory wearing of face mask as from morning of April 7, till the expiration of the lockdown.
He also announced that the third case of COVID-19, who tested positive 10 days ago, was discharged on Friday evening, having shown considerable improvement in his health condition.
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