Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says he would not hesitate to lock down Lagos if residents continue to violate safety guidelines.
The governor spoke on Saturday at the State House, Marina during his daily briefing on coronavirus (COVID-19).
Mr Sanwo-Olu said he was particularly worried that those in the transportation sector were not obeying the guidelines.
He said: “Yellow Buses especially, failed to comply with the capacity restrictions outlined in our framework. While compliance has improved in subsequent days, it is still not encouraging. Many commercial motorcycle operators openly and indiscriminately defied the suspension.”
“Let me reiterate that the success of this gradual easing of the lockdown is dependent upon the compliance of each and every one of us,” the governor added.
“As a government, elected to uphold the security of Lagos State – and this includes health security – let me make it clear that we will not hesitate to review the terms of this easing if we continue to see evidence that Lagosians are determined to flout the rules.
“I am aware that the Presidential Task Force has also made this point; that the continued maintenance of this easing is only guaranteed when people consistently comply.
“Let the numbers we have seen this week stand as a warning to all of you the good people of Lagos State. What we are seeing is child’s play compared to what we could be seeing if we continue to be irresponsible.”
Sanwo-Olu said the administration was ‘happy’ with the level of compliance in the manufacturing and construction sector as well as in markets.
