As the state begins another 14 days lockdown, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the government is focusing on the security and welfare of residents in the state.
Sanwo-Olu, made this known via s series of tweets on Tuesday, saying, “Dear Lagosians, yesterday His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, announced two weeks extension of the lockdown.
Recall that President Buhari, in his Monday nationwide broadcast, noted that the extension would be effective from 11:59 pm on Monday and urged the people to cooperate with the government in the fight against COVID-19.
According to the tweets, the Governor explained, “This was a tough decision, but like we have seen in countries that couldn’t stop the spread of #COVID19, the effects have been catastrophic.
“My biggest focus now is security and welfare.
“On security, there have been reports of pockets of insecurity across different areas and intelligence has shown a combination of exploitation by criminal elements.
“The Police have been responsive, but in the last 24 hours, we have worked to increase surveillance and response time.
“On welfare, the second half of the first phase of our reformed #LagosFoodRelief distribution, which is targeted at the vulnerable is on course.
“The Federal Government’s conditional cash transfer has also begun to help reduce the burden, and we are working on doing more.”
“As a state, we understand that this lockdown will stretch us because of some structural problems we are contending with.
“However, I want to thank Lagosians for rising up with empathy and strength. “We have to do more and the government will do more, let’s beat #COVID19 together,” he said.