Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says only Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory (FCT) are on lockdown, warning against the restriction of movements in other states, TheCable reports.

As a measure to stop the spread of COVID-19, President Muhammadu Buhari had on Sunday ordered the lockdown in FCT and the two sates.

Prior to the president’s order, some governors had ordered restrictions of movement in their states.

But the SGF who also heads the presidential task force on COVID-19, during a briefing on Monday, said the president’s order was definitive and categorical.

“As a nation, our response must be guided, systematic and professional. There is a need for consistency across the nation,” he said.

“All inconsistencies in policy guidelines between federal and state agencies will be eliminated. I referred you to paragraph 29 of the president’s broadcast. We are mindful of the fact that there are those inconsistencies in policies. Such states began to implement their lockdown before the president’s broadcast.

“The president’s broadcast was very definitive and categorical, we are only locking down Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital. Those are the only three designated areas for the lockdown now.”

Mustapha said he would get across to security personnel in states where borders have been shut in order to enlighten them on the directive of the president.

Some travellers had been stranded as a result of closure of borders in some states.

“I will make some calls to some security agencies in those borders. I expected that after Mr. President’s broadcast what should ordinarily happen is that, if you had stopped people from getting to their destinations that broadcast should have enabled you release those people to get to their destinations,” he said.

“You can put proactive measures like a toll gate to ensure that you test them and allow them get to their destinations. That was what we did at the airport before we finally locked down the airport.”

The SGF said the lockdown, as directed by the president, will be systematic, consistent and will be based on best practices.

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