By Jwan Panshak from Jos

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to the end of December, 2020.

Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha, stated this on Thursday at the ongoing briefing of the task force.

The PTF is supposed to wind down on the 17th of September.

The PTF was established by Buhari on March 9, 2020, to coordinate and oversee Nigeria’s multi-sectoral inter-governmental efforts to contain the spread and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.

He disclosed that the objective of the extension of the lifespan was to sustain a robust multi-sectoral response to the community spread stage of the virus.

He also said it was to strengthen the health systems and other economic infrastructure.

Boss Mustapha said: “The President has extended the work of the PTF which is supposed to end on the 17th of this month to the end of December.”

According to him, the president also approved the extension of the third phase of the eased lockdown for another four weeks, beginning from 12am on Thursday in order to address the socio-economic and health considerations.

He said the approval followed the submission of the 7th interim report of the PTF to the president and the recommendations therein.

On his part, the coordinator of the PTF, Sani Aliyu also announced the approval of the president that curfew would now begin from 12midnight to 4am, as against 10pm to 4am.

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Buhari increase tenure of PTF to December 2020 to end COVID-19