The 36 state governors in Nigeria have recommended a two-week national inter-state lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

This decision was taken during a teleconference meeting of the governors.

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Governor KAYODE FAYEMI of Ekiti State, said the inter-state lockdown would help halt the continued rise in the number of cases as well as the spread of the pandemic.

According to him, the governors also resolved to set up COVID-19 committees at the regional level to be headed by health commissioners.

The news comes a day after Governor FAYEMI said the governors were very concerned about the spread of the disease and warned that the country was in for a long ride in the battle against the pandemic.

He, however, said the governors were trying to use all their capacity to fight the pandemic.