Published April 7, 2020
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola
Bola Bamigbola , Osogbo
Osun State Government has said it would begin the distribution of relief materials to cushion the effects of the coronavirus lockdown on the residents effective Wednesday .
The government had ordered a 14 -day lockdown , starting from Wednesday , April 1 to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state .
The Secretary to the State Government , Wole Oyebamiji, said the distribution would be done across all polling units in the state , adding that the items would be distributed without preference for any party or religion .
He further explained that the government was working on ways to prevent the cluster of persons at the distribution centres in compliance with the social distancing directive of government .
Oyebamiji said, “ The distribution would start as from tomorrow ( Wednesday ) at each of the polling centres . It is believed that people within a particular polling centres know themselves and they will distribute among themselves .
“ It will cut across party lines and it will be done from door to door to avoid an unnecessary crowd. ”
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, there are 20 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Osun State .
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