Buhari To Address Nigerians At 7pm Today

The President, Muhammadu Buhari, will address Nigerians at 7pm today (Monday).

This was contained in a statement by
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

Though the statement gave no hint on what the President would be speaking on, The PUNCH gathered that it may not be unconnected with the coronavirus disease in Nigeria.

Following the increasing cases of the virus, the retired general had ordered a shutdown of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State since March 31.

On Saturday, Buhari had urged Nigerians to stay at home and to wash their hands to help save lives, but gave no indication of whether the official confinement period would be extended past Monday.

The statement issued on Monday read, “President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation Monday, April 13, 2020 at 7pm.

“Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria respectively for the broadcast.”

As of 09:10 pm on April 12, 323 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said of the 323 cases, 85 patients have been discharged while 10 died.