At last, President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, spoke on the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak which hit Nigeria about three weeks ago.
The President had earlier been criticised for not addressing Nigerians on the disease.
But shortly after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the 30th case of the disease in Nigeria, the president’s short address to Nigerians surfaced on Twitter.
In a 23 seconds video posted on the social media platform by Bashir Ahmad, his Personal Assistant on New Media, President Buhari said he is working with the Ministry of Health to protect Nigerians.
He said, “We are working with [Federal] Ministry of Health (@FMoHNigeria) on protecting our citizens from #COVIDー19, as a government, this is now a key priority for us”. — President @MBuhari on #coronavirus pandemic. #COVID19Nigeria.”
As at 05:28 pm on the 22nd of March, there were 30 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria.
He noted that protecting Nigerians from COVID-19 is a key priority for his administration.
