[/b]COVID-19: GOVERNMENT UN-ENDING LOCK DOWN STATEMENTS WITHOUT ANY PLAN IN PLACE TO AMELIORATE THE HARDSHIP BEING FACED BY THE CITIZENS.[b]

Apart from the usual statements of lock downs by the federal and state governments to curtail the spread of Coronona-Virus, COVID-19, there seems to be no plan in place or any palliative measures in place to help the citizens to enable them adjust to the current reality. The economic and social implication of this pandemic is getting out of manageable proportion.

For instance, electricity supply, which has always been epileptic, was never addressed nor seen as a necessity by the govt to assist families going through the lock down period. Second, one would have expected the various govts at the federal and state levels to set up free medical testing centres. This was deliberately omitted.

Other palliative measures would have been to address how the teeming unemployed people, the disabled, the aged and those who are out of jobs would be helped in these trying times. None of these areas have been touched by any of the govt at any level.

The latest lock down directive is coming from the Rivers State government, ordering a complete lock down of air, sea and land accesses into and out of the city of Port Harcourt! According to the Governor Nyesom Wike, it was just because an infected person was caught in Abuja, who had beaten all security posts, and was to board a flight to Port Harcourt city. While the total lock down seems commendable on the surface, this writer finds some aspects of it absurd and punitive and is capable of exacerbating an already tensed situation.

As usual, the Governor failed to address: how the city dwellers will have access to food if all vehicular movement is disallowed, the State not being a food producing on; how the city’s medical and medicine needs will be met; and most importantly how to improve electricity supply within the period when people are forced to stay indoor? Consequently, crime may increase due to the presence of hungry, employed youth that are roaming the street, among other vices.

Gov Wike should proceed to urgently conclude the current recruitment process of the medical personnel in the State (Doctors, Medical Labs, etc) to compliment the decayed health care delivery. He should allow vehicles bearing food and medicine move freely into the State and urgently address the re-current black out prevalent in the city. Other State governments should tow this line in earnest.

While we should heed govt directives at all times, we should equally demand better condition for the citizens and make every effort not to panic. We had faced terrible times in the past and we have always overcome by the mercy of God.

My question now is what is the government at all levels doing in this terrible time to ameliorate the unfortunate pandemic at hand as it affects the good people of Nigeria?

The worse has not even arrived.
Just wait until the Jehovah witnesses finds out that everybody is at home
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Anyone going from house to house at this time may be an agent of Satan spreading the Virus.

Jehovah Witnesses should obey Government directive like everybody else.
At least, until this siege is over.

All visitors to my house are banned for now in compliance with social distance.

People should please share what your State Government is doing at this terrible time to ameliorate the COVID -19 lock down as it affects the good people of in your area?

Any concrete step besides the usual?

We can all learn from your perspective.

Here in Rivers State, we are still awaiting the plan of the State government as to how people will receive any form of assistance from the government

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[/b]My random thoughts as I penned this post are stated below:[b]

Everyone is under risk, particularly the corrupt public officials and politicians who travels
No outside or overseas treatment for anyone now.
Those who steal public fund and hire SAP to enable them travel abroad for a 'doctored' ailments are no where to be found now.
Orji Kalu inprison may be better than them now.

Those who have stolen Million and Billions in US Dollars of commonwealth money have no rest now.

Those with perceptual injunctions and cannot be probed for stealing commonwealth are not immuned

The seemingly powerful and untouchable ones playing gods are being found a liar and are being harassed by the deathly virus.

Isn't it time to return the stolen money, build world class hospitals and schools and send Nigerian children to school?

Those who make laws and think they are above the laws are being hunted by the deadly virus they brought from their funky trips abroad.

Isn't it time for the religious hypocrites to have a rethink? The mal-administrators, the highly corrupt ones and those that ruled with impunity are mainly religious people under the guise of being a good Muslim or Christian.

Isn't it time we render help to our neighbours? Government seems helpless. Many people are poor and broke at this locked up time. Even this writer is very broke at this moment but is still doing his best to help those in need.

A truly religious person's task is to help the needy and visit the orphans. This is the time. No better time!

The kidnappers, the armed robbers and the yahoo-yahoo fraudsters should be sober and change their ways now.

Isn't it time to create employment for our youths?

Let us change our ways: Perhaps God will have mercy on us. The world is having its Sabbath of rest from all our evil ways. Repent !

Truly there is no God like the Lord. Everyone should seek for mercy at this time.