The federal government has revealed the names of the 20 high burden local government areas that may come under locked down to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 made the disclosure on Monday, June 29, after President Muhammadu Buhari was briefed about the four-week gradual easing of lockdown, The Nation reported.
The list revealed by the government showed that 11 of those local government areas are in Lagos state. Photo credits: NCDC
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The chairman of PTF, Boss Mustapha, however, noted that state government and local authorities where the councils are located will oversee the lockdown.
The list of the local government areas that may come under locked down include:
In Lagos state:
- Lagos mainland
- Mushin
- Eti-Osa
- Alimosho
- Kosofe
- Ikeja
- Oshodi/Isolo
8 Apapa
- Amuwo Odofin
- Lagos Island
- Surulere
Kaduna, Gombe and others named among 32 states that may find it difficult to pay salaries after Covid-19
Outside Lagos
- Abuja Municipal
- Tarauni (Kano)
- Katsina
- Maiduguri (Borno)
- Dutse (Jigawa)
- Ado Odo/Ota (Ogun)
- Nassarawa (Kano)
- Oredo (Edo)
- Bauchi
