Africa Press-Nigeria:
The National Economic Council (NEC) said on Thursday it would hold further discussions with the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 on the reopening of the economy and schools.
The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Okowa said the council took the report on the interface between NEC’s Adhoc Committee and the PTF on the ease of the lockdown and reopening of the economy.
He said: “A lot has been done because we have had several meetings with the PTF and our inputs have been taken in the briefings to the president and the guidelines have been released.
“Since we started the meeting on May 28, lots of decisions have been taken and these decisions have already started to impact on the economy.
“Currently, both the formal and informal sectors of the economy have gradually been reopened apart from a few segments that still need to be discussed and we have also realised that the rural areas have also been opened to farming activities.
“And we have also in the course of our discussion agreed on the need to open the interstate borders to travels which also means travels by both road and train services is now possible and domestic flights are supposed to have resumed from Wednesday, July 8.’’
According to him, there were still other sectors of the economy that may not be opened until after further discussions between NEC and PTF.
