OSUN COVID-19 LOCKDOWN REVIEW: 7-Points Governor Oyetola Should Consider, By Ajelogbon De-Moon

Your Excellency,
We’ve witnessed 13th day of a total lockdown of the entire State of Osun, it is a double hedge sword of cruelty for many residents when they are not allowed to go out to seek for their daily breads and the palliatives meant for them were carted away by those in charge.

It is a known fact that total lockdown method cannot work for a country like Nigeria where the livelihood of its residents is not individually captured while its resources are being mismanaged.

I must commend your efforts in finding lasting solution to this pandemic. Indeed, you are walking the talking.

Sir, Kindly take note of the under listed pieces of advice.

1) There is no better time for government to partially relax the lockdown than this time (after the first 14 days) because it has shown better how hungry, frustrated and desperate people are.

2) Inter State and town borders should remain closed for the main time.

3) Those who survive base on their daily earnings like artisans, shop owners and markets should be allowed to resume operation for a limited period of hours with social distancing measures while civil servants, schools should be considered as well.

4) Social gathering, clubbing, partying and religion congregation that is more than 20 people should not be allowed.

5) Government should allow the largest labour in the state (Okada & Korope riders) to resume work within limited hours.
Use of face masks, distancing inside bus ‘Korope’ (limited number of passengers) should enforced.

6) The level of awareness on Covid-19 should be geared up by the authority concerned while security operatives should be proactive in enforcing the law at every moment.

7) The State relief committee should come up with workable measures that are more realistic than the previous way adopted by state government in providing palliative to the people of Osun.

Conclusively, we must not forget that some Nigerians are more interested in their selfish interest and partisan politics than how this nation will move forward. I wish your excellency a soft landing as you pilot the affairs of Osun.
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*Arákùnrin Ajélogbón De-Moon*
mukhtarajelogbon01@gmail.com