Coronavirus: Sokoto Government orders closure of all Inter-State routes

Governor Aminu Tambuwal has ordered the closure of all inter-state routes into the state from midnight of Friday, 27th March 2020.

In a statewide broadcast on Thursday March 26, the Sokoto State Governor disclosed that the closure will last for an initial two weeks except for the supply of food and essential medical commodities, pending observations on trends of the disease in the state and country.

Tambuwal said;

“Similarly, all state civil servants on GL 12 and below are to work from their homes for an initial two weeks from Friday, March 27, 2020, to Friday, April 10, 2020.

“Further measures to be taken by the State will be predicated on expert advice from the State Ministry of Health, Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Federal Ministry of Health as and when the need arises.

“Although the state has not recorded any case of this disease, the state government constituted a task force team of experts.”

A taskforce headed by the state Commissioner for Health Dr. Mohammed Ali Iname had initiated a meeting chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar with traditional rulers, religious leaders, head of security agencies aimed at coming up with a strategy to curtail further spread of the disease.

Residents of the state were urged to cooperate with relevant authorities and adhere to measures in the interest of the general well-being and survival of the human race.