Covid 19

Covid 19

The COVID 19 Pandemic and the need for the Declaration of a State of Emergency

 The rapid spread of the coronavirus across the world  and the great danger it constitutes to public safety are concrete  grounds for the Powers the Be in Nigeria to declare a state of emergency.

Sadly, other unknown considerations and lack of sound judgment could be stumbling blocks  in addressing the  public health  crises, most especially when the leadership is very slow in coming up with a decisive response plan to safeguard citizens.  Social distancing is key to curtailing the spread of the pandemic, but this can only be achieved by restricting the movement of people.

With the ambiguous nature of Nigeria's constitution, only a declaration of a state of emergency  can make Nigerians to be law abiding in an environment where the leaders disobey court orders and lead with impunity.

Even though there is already  in existence a 1.3 Trillion Naira intervention fund from the Federal Government, enlightenment and sensitization of the citizenry about the pandemic is non-existent in most parts of the country, while the general attitude towards curtailing the spread of the dreaded disease is passive. 

Situations  abound where Government has continually ignored the cries of residents about an imminent public health crisis.  

For example in  Olorunsogo, Molete, Ibadan, Oyo state a Landlady and her tenants  of No. 5 Kehinde Aderibigbe street in the community have converted the building beside theirs, No. 3, to a refuse dump, were they also throw excreta. This and several others in different parts of the country have proven that even though Government means well its officials might be sabotaging its efforts.

Also  read -WHO  Director General's Remarks at the Media Briefing on COVID 19-23 March 2020-Click here- https://bit.ly/2UgZZet

                   -Pass the Message- Five Steps to Kicking out coronavirus- Click here-https://bit.ly/2UeOOD7