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Money is Not Everything; Our Medical Workers and Volunteers Deserve Accolades

These moments now are like one recorded in Biblical times - when money failed. Money has not been able to deliver wealthy nations of the world, otherwise, Italy, the UK and the USA would not be on the list of countries ravaged by COVID-19.

And in most of the affected countries, people including the leaders have thoughtfully made out time to pay tributes to the true heroes of the fight against the pandemic - the medical workers and other key workers like the cleaners, refuse collectors, delivery and supermarket staff. Conversely, in Nigeria no mention has been made to appreciate these people in a bid to encourage the teeming population of aspiring volunteers. The only thing we hear is the summons by fiat to recall retired NCDC staff and military doctors and nurses.

A word of appreciation from our leaders can do the magic. If Nigeria has not developed enough to make use of machines, robots and drones, then let us manage our human capital well.

A lot of truths about leadership in Nigeria would become clearer to the populace soon after this pandemic would have gone.