President Buhari has stressed the global impact of COVID-19 describing it as a leveler between the developed and developing world. He noted the fewer deaths that Africa was recording as against figures from other continents.
Speaking at the presidential villa where he observed the post-Ramadan Eid prayers, Buhari also expressed hope that local food production could be rapidly scaled up to cater for needs of Nigerians.
He commended the Minister of Health and asked all citizens to obey all laid down protocols to the later in the interest of public safety. The first lady Aisha Buhari also reiterated the call to obey health instructions while condoling with families of those lost and wishing the ill speedy recovery.
“You can see that COVID-19 has reduced us, when I say us; both the developed and the developing countries to the same level. In fact we have less casualties than they have. So it is a very frightening development.
“I advice Nigerians to be very careful and to take the advice from the Ministry of Health. The Minister of health has been doing very well, speaking and educating people, so Nigerians we should be very careful.
“I hope the raining season will be bountiful, we will get a lot of food, I wish the farmers will go and till the land so that we can produce what we eat. Especially so that we don’t have to import, we don’t have any budget to import food; so we must produce what we are going to eat.”
Total confirmed cases = 7,839 (new cases = 313)
Total recoveries = 2,263
Total deaths = 226
Active cases = 5,350