Lagos State Government
Some Lagos residents on Thursday expressed mixed feelings on the planned ease of lockdown of the state.
The state has been on lockdown for more than a month in an effort to reduce the spread of the Novel Coronavirus.
President Muhammadu Buhari announced the gradual relaxation of the lockdown in a nationwide broadcast on Monday night.
He said that gradual opening of Lagos, Ogun and Abuja would begin on May 4.
In interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria, some Lagos residents hailed the decision, while others expressed worry that the relaxation could result in more infections.
Emmanuel Oladele, a 50-year-old engineer, who resides in Ogba, said that easing the lockdown would be in the interest of the populace.
Oladele said: “Government felt the pains of the citizens.
“The masses are suffering; the palliatives did not circulate well.
“People can now go for their daily activities starting from Monday, but with a little adjustment, which l consider very fair.”
Oladele said those who depended on daily income would be able to put food on their tables, with the ease of the lockdown.
He said: “I am grateful that we will have to go out again without being questioned by the police.
“The government has done well.”
Amaka Chike, a food seller, who lives at Agege, said easing the lockdown was a welcome development.
Chike said: “Before the lockdown, l made a minimum of N6,500 as profit, but now, I manage to make N1,300 gain in a day.
“This is because only few people buy; many are broke.”
Chike said some of her customers had been buying on credit with a promise to pay when the lockdown would be relaxed.
