Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has called on Local government administrations to complement state efforts in the fight against Covid-19.
Mr Obasa who made his advocacy call via Twitter on Thursday opined that the lockdown has not been “quite effective” in the state because the local governments’ administrations were not involved.
He urged state government to explore local herbs as a possible cure for the lethal disease, adding that local government chairmen should support state efforts in the fight against coronavirus.
He said, “I commend the Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for their unrelenting efforts on COVID-19. But I must say that the lockdown is not quite effective.
“Can we domesticate the lockdown by involving the local governments? Just as we have the incident command at the state level, can we replicate the same at local governments with a rising number of COVID-19?
“If the lockdown will continue, it is better we move with all strategies.
We can try our local herbs too. If it doesn’t work then we move on, knowing very well that we have tried,” he added.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control as of Thursday night, of the 981 total COVID-19 cases confirmed in Nigeria, 582 were recorded in Lagos, the highest by any state in the country.
The state has been on Federal Government-ordered lockdown since 11 pm, March 30, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the infection in the nation’s commercial capital.
