Buhari signs Proclamation Order on COVID-19 in States, FCT

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Proclamation Order on the General Management of COVID-19 in Lagos, Ogun, Kano, the Federal Capital Territory, and other states.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.

He explained that President Buhari gave the hint in his broadcast to the nation – the third since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.

Adesina noted that the President’s action was in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 3 of the Quarantine Act, CAP Q2 Laws of the Federation 2004, and all powers enabling him in that behalf.