<p class="">Buhari says protecting Nigerians is his priority.</p>
<h1>President Muhammad Buhari has finally spoken on coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria. </h1>
<p class="">The President had earlier been criticised for not addressing Nigerians on the disease. </p>
<p class="">But shortly after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the <a href="https://ift.tt/2UaCIuv" id="e1942eb3-4ea0-4309-a170-53237635bc19">30th case of the disease</a> in Nigeria, the president’s short address to Nigerians surfaced on Twitter.</p>
<p class="">In a 23 seconds video posted on the social media platform by<strong> Bashir Ahmad</strong>, his Personal Assistant on New Media, President Buhari said he’s working with the Ministry of Health to protect Nigerians.</p>
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<p class="">He said, <em>“We are working with [Federal] Ministry of Health (</em><a href="https://twitter.com/Fmohnigeria"><em>@FMoHNigeria</em></a><em>) on protecting our citizens from </em><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID%E3%83%BC19?src=hashtag_click"><em>#COVIDー19</em></a><em>, as a government, this is now a key priority for us”. — President </em><a href="https://twitter.com/MBuhari"><em>@MBuhari</em></a><em> on </em><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hashtag_click"><em>#coronavirus</em></a><em> pandemic. </em><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19Nigeria?src=hashtag_click"><em>#COVID19Nigeria</em></a><em>.”</em></p>
<p class="">As at 05:28 pm on the 22nd of March, there are 30 confirmed cases of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hashtag_click" id="8e374bc7-1dd2-4daf-91c0-53d7331c82bd">#COVID19</a> in Nigeria.</p>