{"id":485,"date":"2021-04-12T15:34:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T14:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wscij.org\/free-to-share\/?p=485"},"modified":"2021-04-12T15:34:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T14:34:20","slug":"photos-national-assembly-openly-flouting-covid-19-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wscij.org\/free-to-share\/photos-national-assembly-openly-flouting-covid-19-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: National Assembly openly flouting COVID-19 restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Nigerians in the FCT and environs still go about their daily routine without observing said of the protocols set out for restricting the spread of COVID-19.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is despite a government pronouncement in February that violators could face a six-month jail term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.dailytrust.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_5917-553x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"453\"\/><figcaption>Two friends discussing with their face masks hanging on their chin along a walk-way at NASS Abuja on the 16th of March 2021. Photo: Ikechukwu Ibe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this visual story, attention is on the National Assembly, where both visitors and staff openly violate mask wearing and social distancing while on duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.dailytrust.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_5899-553x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"455\"\/><figcaption>A photographer and his friends violate COVID-19 protocols along a walk-way at NASS Abuja on the 16th of March 2021. Photo: Ikechukwu Ibe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawmakers of both chambers themselves seem more aware of the pandemic and its consequences when restrictions are flouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.dailytrust.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_5938-553x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"453\"\/><figcaption>Some Nigerians violate COVID-19 protocol at NASS lobby on the 17th of March 2021. Photo: Ikechukwu Ibe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For this visual story, lawmakers were observed for over a month to see if they would violate protocols in public. They were instead conscious of wearing their masks properly when in public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.dailytrust.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/DSC_5972-553x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"453\"\/><figcaption>Some friends so close without wearing their masks properly along a walk-way at NASS Abuja on the 23rd of March 2021. Photo: Ikechukwu Ibe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To curb the spread of COVID-19 at the National Assembly, the management of the complex needs measures to checkmate violation of restrictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerians in the FCT and environs still go about their daily routine without observing said of the protocols set out for restricting the spread of COVID-19. This is despite a government pronouncement in February that violators could face a six-month jail term. 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