Covid-19: CYMS Task Gov't On Inclusive Palliatives

As residents of states like Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory reel in pain over the effects of the total lock down ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari in order to curb the exponential spread of the COVID-19, a pro government organisation, Committee of Youth on Mobilization and Sensitization (CYMS) has urged Government to be fair in the distribution of Palliatives to the affected populations.

The CYMS's Intelligent Officer Manuchimso Sam Amadi while addressing newsmen yesterday in Abuja said for the lockdown to be effective Government must brace up to the occasion and provide more and better palliatives to cushion the impacts of the lockdown.

"We call on the federal and state governments to engage better. They must design better palliatives that take into cognisance the structure of our society. The private sectors should also be fully involved".
He however advised the security agencies to be Professional in the enforcement of the lockdown order while condemning any form of harassment that might have been meted on the media personnel, health and social workers working to defeat the Covid-19 in the country.

Amadi said that the fight against Covid-19 virus is a corporate responsibility of everyone and hence must be carried out with high level of civility, and commended the efforts of the Federal, State Governments, private firms and Non- governmental organisations for their prompt intervention and humanitarian services in line with the COVID-19 programme.

“CYMS is appealing to the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 to ensure that Nigerians, especially the masses at rural areas, have the feeling of the Federal government`s intervention with regards to the N500 billion,“ he said.
It would be recalled that the money was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to be shared to Nigerians as intervention fund to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on Nigerians.

According to him, over 80 per cent of Nigerians are yet to feel the impact, following the CYMS intelligent gathering report conducted by the Security Department of the organisation.

Amadi, therefore, urged all Nigerians to join hands together, and cooperate with the government to win the fight against this deadly virus.