The Verdict By Olusegun Adeniyi, Email: olusegun.adeniyi@thisdaylive.com
In the world we live in, religion is a powerful weapon. And the preponderance of charlatans we have in the business in our country portends a significant problem. This is not peculiar to Nigeria, though. In the United States, Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne held two large services last Sunday in Florida. He was charged Tuesday for violating a county order that residents stay at home to limit the spread of coronavirus.
The view expressed by Belluz tallied with that of other American commentators who were certain that no virus could enter their country and claim as many as 12,000 victims as Ebola did within two years in Africa. “This virus didn’t change when it arrived in the US. But its medical setting did. It is true that the average West African has a lower life expectancy than the average American. Until this year, Ebola was treated in rural and remote areas of some of the poorest countries on earth.
If we are to succeed in beating coronavirus, the message must be made clear to security and law enforcement agencies: The restrictions that are placed on movement and large gatherings are not done to punish Nigerians. They are to ensure our collective good. But rogue security agents have turned the restrictions into a weapon to shake down and brutalise poor people.
Another important point raised on Tuesday by 12 former African leaders, including President Olusegun Obasanjo—who signed on behalf of his colleagues—is the porousity of borders within the continent which implies that “national efforts will not be enough” to combat the pandemic. Their view should also not be discounted in the efforts to find a solution to this challenge.
From the foregoing, there are two issues we must address to effectively tackle this pandemic which threatens our nation in so many ways. The first is to ensure a coordinated response to the health emergency. Information management is key and we are, to put it mildly, not doing well in that area.
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I hope this isn't old news cause I read he has admitted that there's Corona and his followers should stay at home
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