Lalong changes lockdown relaxation period

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has extended the lockdown relaxation in the state from Sunday to Monday.

The governor, in a message by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham on Saturday in Jos, said that the gesture was in the spirit of May Day.
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Lalong said that the extension followed the request by the people to enable them to access services such as banking transactions which was not possible on Friday due to a public holiday for May Day.

The governor also implored the people to adhere to the curfew directives by the Federal Government with effect from Monday.
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He said that the total lockdown and restriction on intra-local government movements earlier announced by the state government would be effective from May 5.

Lalong said that the earlier guidelines for social distancing, sanitation, inter-state border closure as well as the use of face masks in public places, among others, would remain effective always.
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