The state  Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at a press conference, has warned residents against violating directive on mass gatherings.

The governor said,

“If it is a facility –  be it an event centre, be it a cinema, a restaurant, a club house or a religious gathering – that does not obverse it, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has the power to shut down such a facility.”

The  Lagos State  Government,  as part of efforts to curb the spread of the disease, on Sunday directed civil servants from grade level one to 12 to work from home starting from today (Monday).

The state  Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at a press conference,  said the stay-at-home order would last for an initial period of 14 days.

He commended  Lagosians, who abided by the state government’s directive that banned a gathering of over 50 people,  but warned those who flouted the order.

He stated,

“In addition to this directive, I am now also directing all public officers in the entire unified public service from grade level 1 to 12, which constitute about 70 per cent of our workforce,  to stay at  home from Monday, March 23 for 14 days at the first instance.”

Sanwo-Olu said the directive did not affect medical personnel, members of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, the  Lagos State Waste Management Authority and other essential services.