Buhari receives briefing from Task Force on COVID-19

Bayo Wahab 22:55 - 31 May 2020

Members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 meet President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. (Presidency)

The team met with the president to inform him about efforts made to curb the spread of the pandemic in Nigeria.

Ahead of the expiration of the second phase of the eased lockdown, President Muhammadu Buhari has again met with members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting, which was held inside the President’s official residence on Sunday, May 31, 2020, was meant to inform the president about efforts made so far to curtail the spread of the virus and to consider the next line of action.

President @MBuhari receives briefing from Presidential Task Force on #Covid19 #AsoVillaToday #PTFCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/rhaYZz6OD4
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) May 31, 2020

Members of the team that met Buhari include Boss Mustapha, who doubles as the Chairman of the team and Secretary to the Government of the Federation; the committee’s coordinator, Sani Aliyu; Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire; and the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu.