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In Praise of Boss Mustapha @ 65

By Edwin Uhara

"Great occaisions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to our eyes'' -- Brooke Foss Westcott

In this piece, I will be writing about a man whose sense of patriotism and believe in the unity and progress of Nigeria is second to none.

A man who believes in excellence and have demonstrated that the utopian society where everything is in perfect condition can be made real if given the necessary support.

This was the intellectual idea that influenced his decision to join the struggle to actualize the lofty dreams of our founders when in 1988 at the age 32, he became member of the Constituent Assembly; a think-tank group assembled by the then Federal Government to draft Nigeria's Constitution for it's transition programme to the Third Republic.

Fellow Nigerians, I'm talking about the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on Covid-19, Barrister Boss Gidahyelda Mustapha as he turns 65 on September 4, 2021.

Nonetheless, I want to state that the essence of this article is not to seek personal gratification or achieve political objectives, but to sincerely say 'thank you' to the man who put his life on the line to save the lives of millions from the deadliest plaque in human history after the 'Bubonic Plaque' better known as 'The Black Death' of the 14th Century.

According to report, the Bubonic Plaque which ravaged humanity between 1346 and 1353 caused the death of over 50 million people in the 14th Century.

The plaque spread majorly through the bite of a flea infected with plaque-causing bacterium called 'Yersinia Pest.' Huge number of animals succumbed to it and died while hungary fleas turn to humans and within three to five days of the bite, one will start experiencing fever, headache, chills and weakness of the body. The infection spread throughout the blood stream and affect respiration in the lungs.

Though the world has witnessed several plaques since then, but none has been as varulent as the Coronavirus.

According to report, between 2010 and 2015, there were 3,248 reported cases of plaques worldwide including 584 deaths.

Recall that some experts had predicted that Africa especially Nigeria been the most populous country in the continent would be littered with dead bodies.

So, there were fears, pandemonium and anxieties all over the land without anyone knowing where to run to or seek assistance from.

Perhaps, looking at the pedigree of some of the experts who made the prediction, one will have every reason to fear because their predictions have never failed for decades just as Chinese philosopher, Confucius stated that for us to define the future, we have to study the past.

Besides, I think one does not have to be a rocket scientist to know that the nation was truly standing between the devil and the deep blue sea. The devil been the Coronavirus imported by an Italian while the deep blue sea is the fact that the nation's healthcare system was so dysfunctional that hospitals were mere consulting clinics without drugs and assuring hope of survival.

In a nation with over 200 million people, the Presidential Steering Committee started the fight against Covid-19 with just two molecular laboratories with daily testing capacity of just 500.

Despite the fact that Nigeria once fought and defeated the Ebola Virus, Avian Influenza and other viral diseases, there was no blue-print on ground to serve as guide to containing outbreak of any viral disease in the future neither were there adequate infrastructure to support the fight against Cornavirus.

So, their prediction was justifiable because no one can give what he does not have - nemo dat quod non habet.

Again, in the heat of the pandemic, there were bans on international travels or flight operations around the world; no medical tourism nor check-ups abroad let alone assessing treatment for Coronavirus outside the country.

Worst still, the novel nature of the virus made it difficult for our health professsionals to acquaint themselves with relevant information about the disease let alone proffering solutions to it because knowledge of the virus was limited. So no matter how one veiws it, it was really a terrifying moment for Nigerians, Africans and the world at large.

Therefore, it takes courage, love of a country and unyielding faith in God to accept the responsibility of leading the fight against Coronavirus at that material time that Boss Mustapha was appointed Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 now known as the Presidential Steering Committee which was like a death sentence.

It would have been more consoling if there were established guide or pedestal to build upon, but in this case, only a certificate of appointment was issued.

Based on the foregoing, there are two questions I would love to ask the SGF and Chairman of PSC if I have the opportunity to meet him or have access to him.

The first question is to know what was the first thought that came to his mind upon hearing the news that he has been appointed to lead the war against a varulent and deadliest disease in about seven Centuries? At the time many were confused and were scampering for safety.

The second question is to know how he felt when his family members tested positive to Covid-19? Because I'm just imagining the pain, agony, trauma as well as the pyscological confusion usually associated with such development.

Though the battle is not yet over, but looking at how far we have come and the availability of vaccines as well as the ongoing administration of the jabs on Nigerians, one can say that the aim of achieving herd immunity which will lead to eventual defeat of Covid-19 or flatening the curve is achievable in the nearest future.

However, if there is anything the outbreak of Coronavirus and the successful prosecution of the war against it by the Boss Mustapha-led PSC has taught us, it is the fact that there is no adversity or challenge that Nigeria cannot overcome if we have the right leadership and team in place.

From just two molecular laboratories and 500 daily testing capacity with inadequate manpower and facilities, the PSC successfully waged the war on Covid-19 with minimal casualties, averted national calamity, upgraded and repositioned our healthcare system and infrastructures to optimal level. Oliver Wendell Homes must be right when he said that 'A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.'

Though we are not yet there, but because of what the PSC has done and is still doing, Nigeria's healthcare system is now better equipped to contain the outbreak of any disease in the future as Nigeria now have over 150 molecular laboratories with over 50,000 daily testing capacity as well as isolation and treatment centres in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory while the construction of Oxygen Production Plants in all the states and the FCT is ongoing.

Through the PSC, rehabilitation and remodelling works are ongoing at the Nigeria's Vaccine Production Laboratory in Yaba, Lagos State.

Nigeria has also joined the list of countries regarded as vaccine candidates because two vaccines produced by Nigerian scientists are awaiting clinical trials and the certification of World Health Organisation before it would be put in to use.

Against the initial fear on vaccine storage, the PSC rehabilitated existing cold chain facilities as well as the procurement and installation of Ultra-Cold Chain equipments across the federation.

Today, the PSC is administering Moderna Vaccines on Nigerians without encountering facility problem despite the fact that it requires refrigeration of about 2 to 8 Degree Celsius. This is even as the WHO has ranked the country's response to Covid-19 as the fourth most successful in the World.

Similarly, in July 2021, a normalcy index published by The Economist Magazine based in the United Kingdom ranked Nigeria fourth on the list of countries whose responses to Covid-19 pandemic have resulted to normalcy.

In all these, I commend President Muhammadu Buhari for showing leadership and commitment to the fight against Covid-19 at the time the country needed him most.

In the midst of the battle, many cynical voices and conspiracy theories rented the airwaves and dominated our news and cyber spaces but Mr. President remained undaunted and refused to be distracted; instead, he remained focused and continually reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to the task of flattening the Covid-19 curve in Nigeria. He allowed science and statistics to prevail over unsubstantiable beliefs.

Today, it looks as if nothing calamitous ever befell Nigeria but make no mistake, many waters passed under the bridge even as there are still many rivers to cross.

And to the Chief celebrant and one of the unsung heroes Covid-19 has unveiled to our eyes, Barrister Boss Mustapha, I say a big thank you for accepting to put your life on the line so that many would be saved.

You accepted the responsibility at a time there was no plane in the sky and limited cars on the road. This is the new Nigerian spirit everyone who truly loves the country should imbibe.

The anointing and grace you are carrying shielded the country from calamity because it is not of him that willeth nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Therefore, I'm using this opportunity to wish you a very warmed, remarkable and memorable birthday anniversary and many happy returns even as I also congratulate you for winning this year's Leadership Newspaper 'Annual Conference and Awards" as it's 'Public Service Person of the Year,' while the Presidential Steering Committee which you lead emerged as the 'Public Agency of the Year.'

Truly, great occasions do no make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to our eyes.

Congratulations and Happy Birthday to Boss of bosses!

Comrade Edwin Uhara is a UN-trained Negotiator and member, APC Presidential Campaign Council in 2019 Presidential Election.

He writes from Abuja.

Source

https://thisnigeria.com/boss-gidahyelda-mustapha-65-by-edwin-uhara/

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Press Statement

Democracy Day: APC Chieftain Drums Support for Buhari

A Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Comrade Edwin Uhara has advised Nigerians not to lose hope in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying better days await the nation.

In a statement personally signed and released to newsmen in Abuja on Friday, Uhara said, President Buhari's achievements in the last six years are laudable despite the paucity of fund occasioned by the low price of crude oil at the international market.

The young politician who is aspiring for an elective post in the upcoming national convention of the party said, Nigerians should rally round President Buhari so that he can deliver his campaign promises to the nation.

He commended Mr. President for displaying rare visionary leadership which inspired the establishment of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 which recently transitioned to the Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19 with the overall goal of flattening the Covid-19 curve in Nigeria.

He noted that because of the effective coordination of Covid-19 Vaccine distribution by the Presidential Steering Committee, the World Health Organisation recently declared Nigeria's vaccine rollout as the best in Africa in terms of storage and utilisation of available vaccines for its population; adding that many countries are now looking up to Nigeria to learn how to better roll out vaccination programmes.

The UN-trained negotiator urged Nigerians to eschew restiveness and key in to the ongoing revolutions in the nation's Agricultural and Information Communication sectors, saying these are the two sectors that recently got the country out of recession and still have the key to food security and massive job creation.

The party stalwart further noted that with the recent unveiling of the first made-in-Nigeria mobile phone with locally sourced components by the Electrical/Electronics Technology Department of the Industrial Training Fund, the Buhari administration has opened the door to Nigeria's great prosperity in the coming months as more jobs are going to be created both for skilled and unskilled workers.

He therefore urged Nigerians to continue to pray and support Mr. President and his team as they work to make the country better for everyone.

Happy Democracy Day to Nigerians!

SIGNED

Comrade Edwin Uhara,
APC Chieftain and Member of the Presidential Campaign Council in the last Presidential Election

Link

https://opinionnigeria.com/democracy-day-apc-chieftain-drums-support-for-buhari-by-edwin-uhara/

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The PTF, PSC and Matters Arising

By Edwin Uhara

Following the successful transition of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 to a Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19, I have come across several reactions that trailed the development since the announcement was made by the Federal Government on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

While some hailed the move, others expressed reservations. But one that caught my attention most is the comment attributed to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, who said, ''I was listening to the radio yesterday (Wednesday) when I heard that the PTF on Covid-19 has been converted to a steering committee. We were not consulted in terms of what will be the operational mechanism and so on ... What is the content of that conversion? How will the Steering Committee work?'' The Senator asked.

However, at the first national press briefing of the PTF after Easter break held in Abuja on April 6, 2021, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the PTF/PSC, Mr. Boss Mustapha announced the approval given by President Muhammadu Buhari for the transmogrification of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 to a Presidential Steering Committe on Covid-19 starting from April 1st, 2021 to December 31st 2021 with a modified mandate to reflect non-emergent status of Covid-19 as a potentially long-term pandemic.

The SGF said: ''Mr. President has considered the report and has approved the following: That the PTF will transition to a Presidential Steering Committe on Covid-19, effective from April 1, 2021 with a modified mandate to reflect the non-emergent status of Covid-19 as a potentially long-term pandemic.''

"That the structure of the PSC shall reflect the new focus of the response with a targeted approach on vaccine oversight, risk communication, international travel quarantine processes and sub-national engagement.''

''That the term of the Presidential Steering Committtee shall last till 31st December, 2021.''

''The Presidential Steering Committee would maintain the present constitution, functions and strategies of the PTF; be supported by a slim technical and administrative structure.”

''The current National Incident Manager (Dr. Mukhtar Mohammed) shall formally take over from the National Coordinator and function as the Head (Technical Secretariat) and member of the PSC.''

The SGF added that the PSC will coordinate the vaccine rollout, deployment and administration, while a private sector supported transition consultant will sustain the multi-sectoral relations and policy guidance.

He further disclosed that the PSC would meet less frequently while maintaining effective communication with Nigerians and also monitor and audit ongoing systems, reforms and infrastructure development in the health sector.

Before the transition, President Buhari had extended the lifespan of the PTF twice after the expiration of it's original mandate on September 17, 2020.

The first extension was between September and December 2020, while the second extension was from December 22nd, 2020 to March 31st, 2021.

It will be recalled that the PTF was established on March 9th, 2020 to coordinate and oversee Nigeria’s multi-sectoral inter-governmental efforts to contain the spread and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.

In other words, the overall goal of the taskforce was to stop further transmission of Covid-19 within Nigeria as well as ensure provision of basic treatment to those infected; and reduce the overall social and economic impact of the pandemic on the country.

Let me also add that as of the time the PTF was established, no one envisaged the breakthrough we currently have in the world of vaccine. Instead, the main goal and mandate of the taskforce was to flatten the Covid-19 curve.

But because of the virulent nature of the disease as well as the huge investment made in vaccine research and development by the global community, Covid-19 Vaccine was found towards the end of 2020.

Hence, the challenge is no longer about the existence of vaccine, but about vaccine hesitancy, anti-vaxxers, vaccine nationalism and lately, vaccine passports.

Vaccine hesitancy according to report is the reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated or to have one's children vaccinated against contagious diseases. Vaccine hesitant individuals often say they want to “wait and see” as vaccines are distributed in their community.

However, vaccine hesitancy is slightly different from anti-vaxxers. While vaccine hesitant people can change their mind, anti-vaxxers can rarely be persuaded to give up their fixed beliefs that all vaccines are harmful.

According to report, Health experts have recommended that medical professionals should focus on those who are vaccine-hesitant instead of anti-vaxxers. Someone can become vaccine hesitant because of misinformation on the social media or a lack of confidence in the safety of the vaccines but anti-vaxxers are not.

Vaccine nationalism according to Indian Express is when a country manages to secure doses of vaccines for its own citizens or residents and prioritises its own domestic markets before they are made available in other countries. This is done through pre-purchase agreements between a government and a vaccine manufacturer.

While vaccine passport is a proof that a person has been immunized against COVID-19. It could be in the form of a smartphone app or a written certificate, for those who don't have smartphones. According to Washington Post report, the goal is to digitize individual countries’ paper vaccination certificates into internationally recognized passes for travel. "A few options for vaccine passports exist for Americans so far, and other countries and regions have also developed, or are in the process of developing their own."

As of today, Nigerian scientists have also come up with two Covid-19 Vaccines which are waiting for clinical trial and certification by relevant bodies.

Nonetheless, another challenging development is the mutation of the virus leading to several strains or variants; from the United Kingdom variant (B.1.1.7 ) to the South African variant (B1351) to the Brazilian Variant (P.1) and the less known B1525 widely regarded as the Nigerian Variant according to report by the April 8 edition of The Sun Newspaper of London - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/ 14579347/nigerian-covid- variant-deadlier-sa-sparks- fears-rise-cases/ .

With B1525 been regarded as Nigerian Variant, it then means that Nigerians are going to face difficulties when travelling around the world if nothing is done urgently to arrest the situation.

Therefore, Mr. President in exercising the powers conferred on him by the Quarantine Act to take extra-ordinary measures during public health crises decided to enlarge the scope and mandate of the defunct PTF by officially converting it to a Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19 with all encompassing mandate and responsibility to coordinate vaccine rollout, deployment and administration, while a private sector supported transition consultant will sustain the multi-sectoral relations and policy guidance among others.

The action of Mr. President is based on the fact that the Quarantine Act gives him broad powers to deal with public health crises or emergencies.

According to some legal commentators, the President is authorized to among other things, declare any infectious disease a dangerous infectious disease as well as declare any area in or outside of Nigeria as infected area, and as well issue regulations to prevent the spread or importation of any dangerous infectious disease in to the country or around the federation.

Therefore, the onus falls more on the desk of the Presidency than on any other arm or organ of government.

Instead of trying to distract Mr. President with debate over consultation before doing the job he was elected to do, we should rather support him and the team he has set-up to kick Coronavirus out of Nigeria because no one knows who is going to be the next victim of the disease.

Now that the third wave of the pandemic has hit some countries, Nigerians will appreciate their leaders more if normalcy is returned instead of the usual filibustering certain comments suggests that we are more interested in.

In this regard, Nigerians will value their leaders if the scourge of the pandemic is finally decimated and they are free to go about their normal businesses without fear of being infected with any disease or been arrested on account of forgetting to wear their facemasks or as the case may be.

Until the country is declared Covid-19-free, I urge everyone to continue to take personal responsibility, accept the vaccine when it is their turn and adhere to the Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention put in place by the government.

Comrade Edwin Uhara is a UN-trained Negotiator and Member APC Presidential Campaign Council in the last Presidential Election.

He writes from Abuja

Source:
https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/amp/news/297699/the-ptf-psc-and-matters-arising.html

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APC is the answer to Nigeria's question

APC Chieftain, Edwin Uhara Advises Nigerians To Embrace New Membership Registration

Ahead of the upcoming membership registration and revalidation exercises of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, a chieftain of the party, Comrade Edwin Uhara has advised Nigerians to take advantage of the exercise to become members of the party.

In a statement released to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, the party chieftain who was member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in the last Presidential Election, enjoined Nigerians to seize the opportunity to join the progressive party as the world is now evolving around progressive ideologies.

He noted that only the ruling party has the key to unlocking Nigeria's potentials for greatness.

He however advised the leadership of the party to ensure that all arrangements for the forthcoming registration and revalidation exercises are in line with the Non-Pharmaceutical measures put in place by the Presidential Task Force for the Control of Covid-19 Pandemic in the country so as to avoid further spread of the virus, especially the B117 strain.

The young politician who recently concluded a course at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) promised to mobilise Nigerians to join the party, saying APC has the best blueprint to make Nigeria the envy of all nations.

He called on Nigerians to continue to pray and support President Muhammadu Buhari and his team as they work hard to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.

SIGNED

Comrade Edwin Uhara,
Member, APC Presidential Campaign Council in the last Election


https://www.akelicious.net/apc-chieftain-edwin-uhara-advises-nigerians-to-embrace-new-membership-registration/

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Covid-19 is a Hoax

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This writer is a smart criminal. Look at the way he managed to convince me to accept vaccines despite my opposition.

If this man jam fine girl, his sweet mout would be irresistable.

Respond to issues please.

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Coronavirus is real my friend

Beyond The Politics of Covid-19 Vaccines

By Edwin Uhara

Since the Federal Government made it's intension to acquire and inoculate Nigerians with Covid-19 vaccines was made public, I have read several critical comments against the plan by some Nigerians opposing the move without proposing alternative solution to the reality of the pandemic in our country.

Most of the opposing views are hinged on myths, conspiracy theories and blatant denial of the existence of the disease.

But one thing some of them failed to understand is the fact that the number of Covid-19 victims being recorded daily by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) are not just figures but fellow human beings with dreams, aspirations, visions and passion for both individual and collective successes.

They are the fathers who are breadwinners of their various families, mothers, sisters and brothers who worked hard daily to realise their ambition but got trapped in the web the dreaded pandemic.

As at the time of writing this piece, there are over 1,547 death caused by Coronavirus while there are over 127,024 confirmed cases with 24,619 active cases - these are citizens undergoing treatments in various treatments centers across the federation; not talking of the huge resources spent in the treatment of 100,858 patients who recovered from the disease and have been discharged.

Nevertheless, now that the new strain of the virus - B117 found in the United Kingdom has been discovered in the country, only God knows what would have been the fate of Nigeria had President Muhammadu Buhari not signed the ''Covid-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021" bill into law to contain the rapid spread of the disease in the country, especially the new variant - B117 which spreads faster than the normal virus.

The new law which derived it's power from the powers conffered on the President by the virtue of section 4 of the Quarantine Act has made the use of facemask and adherence to Non-pharmaceutical Interventions mandatory in any part of the federation irrespective of locality.

Part of the law reads: "In the exercise of the powers conferred upon me by Section 4 of the Quarantine Act, Cap. Q2 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010 and all other powers enabling me in that behalf; and in consideration of the urgent need to protect the health and wellbeing of Nigerians in the face of the widespread and rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, I, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, hereby make the following Regulations.”

“The first part of the new regulations imposes restrictions of gatherings and enforces a physical distancing of not less than two meters between persons at all times.

“The part also provides that no gathering of more than 50 persons shall hold in an enclosed space, except for religious purposes, in which case the gathering shall not exceed 50 per cent capacity of the space.

“All persons in public gatherings, whether in enclosed or open spaces, shall adhere to the provisions of Part two of these Regulations.

“The provisions of these regulations may be varied by Guidelines and Protocols as may be issued, from time to time, by the PTF on COVID-19 on the recommendation of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)."

“The second part of the law addresses operations of public places like open markets, malls, supermarkets, shops, restaurants, hotels, event centres, gardens, leisure parks, recreation centres, motor parks and fitness centres.

“The law provides for wearing of face masks, hands washing, and the use of hand sanitisers, amongst other regulations.

“It stipulates a penalty of a fine or a prison of six months for offenders."

Before now, the government strategy has been on interrupting the viral transmission of the disease; reducing it's risk on the health system from being overwhelmed due to increased demand, minimizing mortality among most vulnerable parts of the population until the curve is finally flattened.

But the attitude of some Nigerians who live in total disobedience to non-pharmaceutical measures of wearing facemasks, observing social/physical distancing, avoiding crowded places, washing and sanitization of hands regularly, staying at home if there is no solid reason to go out among other prevention measures put in place by the government increased the viral transmission of the disease.

The second wave of the pandemic was however made worse by super-spreaders like the general and bye-elections in some states, ENDSARS Protesters, Christmas and New Year festivities.

With the rising cases as well as the entrance of the B117 varriant, government cannot fold its arm to watch the predictions of those who said Africa would be littered with dead bodies to come true.

Nonetheless, it is instructive to note that government started the battle from the stand-point of weakness with man power shortages, inadequate facilities, poor equipments among others. But today, the reverse is the case as the difference is clear in terms sample collection, testing and establishment of treatment centers with Intensive Care Units in all the states of the federation.

Thanks to the leadership and members of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 who accepted the uneasy task despite the false and malicious accusations, media attacks, stereotyping and all sorts of unprintable names and allegations.

Propably, if only these set of Nigerians should get to know that what is now regarded as the PTF was just a piece of paper that was handed over to it's Chairman, Mr. Boss Mustapha on the 9th of March, 2020, may be they will begin to appreciate the level of works done and support it in the challenging tasks ahead.

So, when government says we should take personal responsibility and 'say no' to vaccine hesitancy, it is for our own good and safety because if the worst should happen, there would not be space in our hospitals to treat other ailments just as the Vanguard Newspaper in it's editorial comment of January 25, 2021 said: ''That the Covid-19 Pandemic has worsened our already bad situation in the health sector is an understatement. The rising cases of Covid-19 infections is fast overwhelming Nigeria's healthcare system.''

"The situation has become so critical that in some tertiary health institutions, all non-emergency cases are being suspended in order to devote more time and resources to COVID-19 care."

"We have observed that hospital admission is now guaranteed only after deposits of huge sums of money. Some private health facilities demand a deposit of between N2 million and N10 million to admit a COVID-19 patient, apart from the cost of treatment which could be up to N300,000 per day.

"It is alarming that presently in Nigeria, a COVID-19 patient who requires oxygen would, on the average, need 8 to 16 cylinders of oxygen daily at the cost of N20,000 to N50,000 per cylinder."

Such rising cost of healthcare in Nigeria, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has thus become a potential death sentence to majority of Nigerians who live below the poverty line of less than $1 a day." The editorial said.

Another reason that favours vaccination programme is the shortage of health professionals in the country. According to report, the ratio of Nigerian doctors to the population is 1: 2753. This means one doctor will be treating 2753 patients should everyone be infected with the virus. By all standards, the doctor-patient ratio in the country is inadequate because the World Health Organization recommendation is 1:600 which means one doctor should be responsible for 600 patients.

Like we all know, ideals are not always translated to reality especially in Least Developed Countries (LDC's) because of so many factors.

Therefore, the question to those encouraging vaccine hesitancy is, should we allow politics to triumph over vaccination programme that will save many lives or do we allow vaccination to prevail over politics knowing full well that advanced countries of the world like the United States with all the state of the arts medical facilities just recorded 433, 000 deaths with 25.8 million infected persons?

Which ever way we go, I want to end with a quote from the former United States President, Barack Obama during his visit to Kenya. He said: “We have not inherited this land from our forebears, we have borrowed it from our children." If we are enjoying the sacrifice made by others in the past, what sacrifice are we making to safeguard the lives of those who will come after us?

As the nation prepares to roll out it's own vaccination programme anytime soon, history will remember us if we encourage vaccination by the power of our example and not by the example of our power. Apologies to President Biden.

Comrade Edwin Uhara is a UN-trained Negotiator and Member APC Presidential Campaign Council in the last Presidential Election.

He writes from Abuja

https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/amp/news/295906/beyond-the-politics-of-covid-19-vaccines.html

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Story for the gods.

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Fantastic Article. Though too long!

Very crisp and measured response

You are very correct!

The Delusions of Charles Onunaiju About The PTF

By Edwin Uhara

I read the delusional article written by Mr. Charles Onunaiju where he maliciously faltered the decision of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 to publish the passport numbers of 100 passengers who flouted the mandatory seven day post arrival Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction test.

If the article was written to rebuke foreign returnees who refused to obey Federal Government order, it would have been more welcoming, but the writer shamlessly attacked the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, its operational modules, it's finances and suitability of it's membership composition as well as calling for the head of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha.

Mr. Onunaiju never condemned the action of those persons he is defending which the Leadership Newspaper in it's Editorial Comment of January 10, 2021 described as "Health terrorists," for allegedly contributing to the rising cases of Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

Unlike Mr. Onunaiju, the paper in it's editorial said: ''It is gratifying to note in our opinion that the Federal Government recently slammed a six month travel ban on violators of Covid-19 protocols. The notice explained that 100 defaulters would be restricted for six months for failure to comply with the mandatory post arrival Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction test. We commend the government for this bold action.

We strongly beleieve that the only way of preventing a spread of the pandemic is by adhering to non-pharmaceutical methods which involves wearing of facemasks, physical/social distancing and use of hand sanitizers. Our fragile health system cannot survive another major outbreak of the pandemic.

We also support the move by the government to impose a travel ban on very important persons (VIPs) and government officials flouting Covid-19 protocols. All VIPs and government officials that violates the protocols must be compelled to undergo the conpulsory tests.'' The paper said.

In similar vein, The Nation Newspaper in it's own comment of January 5, 2021 entitled: ''Dangerous Dodgers'' also condemned the action of the foreign returnees by saying, ''Test dodging is condemnable because it endagers others. But if the dodgers behave irresponsibly, the authorities should not encourage irresponsible behaviour. Covid-19 is a public health crisis and no one should be allowed to compound the problem through their irresponsibilty."

However, let me quickly correct some of the wrong assertions made against the PTF by Mr. Onunaiju.

Contrary to his uninformed commentary, the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 was established to coordinate and oversee Nigeria's muti-sectoral inter-governmental efforts to contain the spread and mitigate the impact of Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

In otherwords, the PTF provides overall policy direction, guidance and continuous supports to the National Emergency Operations Center at the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and other ministries and agencies of government involved in direct response to Covid-19.

Parts of the PTF mandates also include; sensitization and awareness campaigns for the general public on prevention measures. Response commordities for case management, infestion prevention and control, diagnostic laboratories and deployment strategies, providing recomendations for the provision of direct funding and technical support to states and local governments to strengthen their preparedness capacity and mobilize human, material and financial resources from within and outside the country for effective national and state level preparedness, keeping the public abreast of strategic progress with Nigeria's response and emerging developments regarding preparedness and response among others.

Before the establishment of the PTF on March 9, 2020, the nation only had two Molecular Laboratories with just 500 daily testing capacity. But today, because of the prudential and pragmatic leadership at the PTF, the nation can now boast of more than 100 Molecular Laboratories with over 20, 000 daily testing capacity.

The nation now have Covid-19 treatment centers in all the 36 states of the federation plus the Federal Capital Territory. The PTF have also receieved approval from President Muhammadu Buhari to build Oxygen Plants in all the 36 states and the FCT.

Similarly, the writter also advertised his crass ignorance when he claimed that the PTF is projecting the apocalypse. It is unfortunate that Mr. Onanuiju belongs to the categories of Nigerians rendering disservices to the nation by denying and under-extimating the virulent nature of the pandemic.

Succinctly, what Onunaiju meant by projecting the apocalypse is the use of science and data by the PTF for its risk communication and community engagement with Nigerians.

Concerning the financial activities of the taskforce as well as it's donors and expenses, Mr. Onunaiju don't have to wait for full audit report of the PTF account but can go to a designated website to get all information he needed to know about the PTF. The website is: https://statehouse.gov.ng/covid19/

On the claim by the alleged hack-writer that the Nigerian Immigration Service was not notified before advertisements were placed in some dailies, below is what the NIS said concerning the ban.

“In line with the federal government’s directives on temporary travel restrictions on 100 passengers due to non-compliance with the mandatory seven-day post-arrival COVID-19 PCR test by all in-bound travellers, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has directed the relevant formations to ensure immediate compliance with the travel restriction order.

“The 100 defaulting passengers have been restricted for a period of six months, from January 1st 2021 to June 30th 2021. All the affected passengers have been notified and will be prevented from passport re-issuance and travelling outside the country during this period.”

Let me also inform Mr. Onunaiju that the central idea behind the publication is to serve as deterrent to others whose action might increase "health terrorism'' in the country.

The last false narrative by the writer which I want to correct is where he claimed that the PFT is not issuing new guidelines about the virus.

Infact, below is an excerpt of the new provisional quarantine protocol for passengers arriving Nigeria introduced by the PTF and came into effect from Monday, January 11, 2021.

"One of the requirements is that traveller is required to perform a COVID-19 PCR test not more than four days (96 hours) before boarding.

PCR tests done more than 96 hours before departure are not valid and persons will not be allowed to board.

All intending passengers, including diplomats and children less than 10 years old, are to register via an online national travel portal (Nigeria International Travel Portal and proceed to fill in the online Health Declaration/Self-Reporting form located on the portal. They should ensure that the information/contact details provided on the form are correct and verifiable.

Passengers must also inform port health officials on the arrival of any change in their health circumstances since completion of the Health Declaration/Self-Reporting Form.

Passengers who falsify their status as diplomats will face prosecution."

All the things I said in this article are there in the public domain for all Nigerians to read and download.

Therefore, Mr. Onunaiju and the group he is allegedly fronting for, should be told that no amount of mudslinging or distortion of facts can discourage the PTF and it's eminently qualified members from flattening the Covid-19 curve in Nigeria.

Comrade Edwin Uhara is a UN-trained Negotiator and Member APC Presidential Campaign Council in the last election.

He writes from Abuja



Source:


https://opinionnigeria.com/the-delusions-of-charles-onunaiju-about-the-ptf-by-edwin-uhara/

Celebrating Diamond Anniversary in Covid-19 Year

By Edwin Uhara

Before Nigeria finally got her independence from the Great Britain on October 1st, 1960, several unsuccessful attempts were made to lower the Union Jack on our soil before the said year.

From the formation of the first political party - the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) in 1923 to the incorporation of the Daily Times Newspaper in 1925 before publishing it's first title in 1926, our nationalists had always wanted to live in a free nation where their rights, liberty and pursuit of happiness is quaranteed.

Before I continue, I want to point out that the first newspaper was Iwe Irohin and it was established by Reverend Henry Townsend in 1859 in Abeokuta for missionary purposes. So, the point I want to make is the fact that Iwe Irohin was established before the historic amalgamation of the northern and sourthern protectorates of January 1st, 1914. That's why I used Daily Times Newspaper because of the role it played during our independence struggles.

Recall that our founders who were part of the Pan-African Movement which spearheaded the struggle for the emancipation of the African Continent from colonialism envisioned an independent nation where no one will have to pay a bribe before starting a business, where their inalienable rights are respected and where lives and livelihoods matters and are protected.

However, in the cause of our journey to nationhood, many have had cause to ask if the dreams of our founders is still alive in our time?

Certainly, we will be disappointed if we thinks or believe that the task of nation building is the sole responsibility of one man or one political party as the case may be. This is because no man or single party has the answer to the challenge of nation building in a developing country like ours. Instead, it is the collective responsibility of all citizens to make the country great and move it to enviable height.

It is a constant work in progress; leveraging on the foundation laid by our founders. It is the challenge of doing things right in the little corner of our rooms where no one is watching or camera recording.

Such deed may not hit the front page of our national newspapers or grace pages in our history books, but it's a matter of deriving satisfaction from our positive actions, believing that we have done something right in our own little way to make the nation better and greater.

This is the concept of patriotism. A concept that made our founders to sacrifice their time and energy to be at the forefront of our independence struggles before the Green White Green Flag was finally mounted on our soil on October 1st, 1960.

Nonetheless, I'm quite sure that in all the expectations, dreams and visions our founders had for the new nation 60 years ago, they never anticipated that there would be a time when a plague like Coronavirus will distract their vision and the developmental foundation they laid for the nation.

They never envisioned a situation where handshake among their children would be a thing of the past; giving way for the new normal.

However, inspite of the cries, pains, sorrows, loneliness and challenges brought about by Covid-19, we should however embrace the challenge thrown at us by the dreaded pandemic with the resilient spirit of a nation that survived the Civil War, Ebola Virus Disease and other ephemeral challenges we have passed through in the past by keeping safe and maintaining personal hygiene at all times.

Accordingly, we must continue to follow the guidelines and protocols laid out by the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 (PTF) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) because these non-phamaceutical measures remains the surest and easiest ways of disrupting, dismantling, dislodging and defeating the scourge and trace of Coronavirus in the country.

Therefore, celebrating our Diamond Anniversary in the year of Covid-19 has offered us the opportunity to once again lay our hands on the ark of history by taking personal responsibility in the ongoing fight against Covid-19.

Again, this is not the time for careless celebration but time for extra-ordinary vigilance and caution because the nation is still faced with reality of Covid-19.

Finally, may the spirit of our Diamond Jubilee never excalate the scourge of Coronavirus on our soil but help us to flatten the curve in due time.

Happy Diamond Anniversary to all Nigerians!

Comrade Edwin Uhara is a UN-trained Negotiator.

He writes from Abuja

Source

https://www.google.com/amp/s/elombah.com/celebrating-diamond-anniversary-in-covid-19-year-by-edwin-uhara/amp/

Eulogising Boss Mustapha At 64

By Edwin Uhara

Today, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Gida Mustapha will be adding one to his glorious years on earth.

But one thing about this year's anniversary is the fact that it came at a time the SGF is busy fighting to defeat one of the deadliest diseases in a century; a disease that have brought pains, sorrows and traumas to many homes and families as well as disrupted global economy and changed the lifestyle the world have known for decades to new ways of life which is now known as the 'new normal.'

No doubt, the SGF is leading the war against Covid-19 from all fronts with great risk to his health, life and family.

Hence, against the believe of many Nigerians, Boss Mustapha is not only fighting to defeat Coronavirus in the country, but he is also fighting to reposition our hitherto dysfunctional healthcare system and decrepit infrastructures so as to enable the nation to contain future outbreak of infestious disease on our soil.

Before his appointment as Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 by President Muhammadu Buhari in March this year, the nation only had two Molecular Testing Laboratories serving over 200 million people in a nation that once defeated Ebola Virus, Avian Influenza and other infectious diseases in the past.

The question is what magic wand did we use to achieve such victory without extending such successes to our poor healthcare system and infrastrutures?

The fact remains that we focused our attention on defeating the said diseases and taking glories without bordering to build resilient healthcare systems that will enable the nation to contain outbreak of infestious diseases in the future. That was what gave rise to early fears that enveloped the entire nation when an Italian imported the virus to the country in February this year.

But because of the extra-ordinary leadership provided by the SGF at the Presidential Taskforce as well as his unequal use of 'soft-power' in addressing issues, he was able to mobilize all the neccesary stakeholders that matters in the country in to supporting the fight and struggles to flatten the Covid-19 curve in Nigeria.

Accordingly, between March and September 3rd this year, the number of molecular laboratories in the country increased from just two to 68 and with the extention of the lifespan of the PTF to December by President Muhammadu Buhari, it is expected that more local government areas of the country, if not all the 774 LGA's will have molecular testing laboratories and other healthcare infrastructures.

The nation's testing capacity have also grown from just 500 to 15, 000 within a space of about six months. The challenge is no longer about testing capacity but about the attitude of Nigerians towards sample collection. That is why we have 15, 000 testing capacity daily, but approximately, over 6000 tests are conducted nationwide.

Most Nigerians are not showing up for sample collection. Probably, its because of the fake news and disinformation about Covid-19 out there.

The third battle the SGF is facing as Chairman of the Taskforce is the unpatriotic activities of fake news manufacturers and publishers.

There is delibrate and consistent efforts by some Nigerians to scandalize, blackmail, denigrate and discredit the efforts and sacrifices of the leadership and members of the PTF. Though, I had known that public sacrifice is a thankless one in some quarters, but the dimension it took against the taskforce was so ferocious that only a leader who has the interest of the nation at heart could bear it.

The disinformation and multimedia attacks came from all directions even from the least expected quarters, but kudos to the resilient spirit, strong leadership and strength of character exhibited by the SGF so far.

With the recent launch of Covid-19 Incidence and Response Tracker and the Resource Mobilisation Tracker Dashboards by the SGF, all information about the PTF, it's finances, donations, expenditure among others that gave rise to fake news and disinformation against the taskforce is now in public domain for anyone to asses.

Nontheless, the fight against Covid-19 should not be seen as one-man or one-group's fight, but it should rather be seen as a collective fight where every citizen is a combatant until the Covid-19 curve is collectively flattened.

Born on September 4,1956 in Adamawa State, Boss Mustapha attended Hong Secondary School in the state as well as the North East College of Arts and Sciences in Maiduguri Borno state which led to acquisition of his SSCE certificate in 1976.

He bagged his Bachelor of Law (LL.B) from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979 and was called to the Nigerian bar in 1980.

Between 1980 and 1981, he did his compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the Directorate of Legal Services at the Army Headquarters and was responsible for the reviewing of Court Marshall Proceedings.

After his National Youth Service, he joined Sotesa Nigeria Limited, an Italian consultancy firm as an Executive Director in charge of Administration before leaving to join the prestigious law firm, Messrs Onagoruwa & Co in 1983.

His legal interests ranges from privatisation, commercialization and Liberalization of Public Companies/Corporate and Government Parastatals. He was also involved in the preparation of varied and miscellaneous banking documents such as Debentures, Guarantees, Mortgages, Bonds and Loan Syndications.

Between year 2000 and 2007, He was appointed member of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF).

He also played key leadership roles at the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) serving as Social Secretary and Chairman of the Yola branch after which he was appointed Principal Partner of a law firm known as Adroit Lex.

He was made member of the Federal Republic of Nigeria's Constituent Assembly from 1988-1989. He was also the Chairman of the defunct People’s Solidarity Party in the old Gongola State comprising present day Adamawa and Taraba States from 1989-1990 as well as the State's Chairman of another defunct party, the Social Democratic Party from1990-1991 which he was later nominated as it's gubernatorial candidate in the new Adamawa State after it was created by General Ibrahim Babangida on August 27, 1991.

Similarly, he was appointed the Deputy National Chairman of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), from 2010 to 2013. He again played another critical role in the party which led to his appointment as the Deputy Director-General of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council.

His services remained in high demand after the defunct ACN joined forces with other progressive political parties in the country to birth a new political party called, the All Progressive Congress (APC) in 2013 and was later appointed Secretary of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in the 2015 Presidential Election as well as member of the APC Transition Committee. He is also a member of the ruling party's Board of Trustees.

Before his appointment as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in 2017 by President Muhammadu Buhari, he was the Managing Director, Nigerian Inland Water Ways.

Besides his appointment as Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, he is also the Chairman of Ajaokuta Presidential Projects Implementation Team as well as the Co-chairman of the Nigeria Digital Identity for Development Ecosystem Project among others.

In addition to his membership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), he is also member to various professional bodies which include; African Bar Association (ABA), Commonwealth Lawyers Association, International Bar Association (IBA) and the Human Rights Institute (HRI).

Apart from the Bar and politics, his accomplishments are also noticeable in the private sector where he is highly respected as boardroom guru, haven been appointed into boards of several companies in the manufacturing, financial services as well as the oil and gas sectors. He is also the National Vice President, Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International, Nigeria.

The SGF is happily married and blessed with children. In his leisure time, he enjoys playing golf, lawn tennis, travelling, watching documentary films, engaging in charity works and meeting people.

On the occasion of his 64th birthday anniversary, I'm wishing the Boss of all bosses, a very warmed and memorable birthday anniversary.

Happy Birthday Sir!

Comrade Edwin Uhara is A UN-trained Negotiator and Member, APC Presidential Campaign Council in the last Presidential Election

Source:

https://www.akelicious.net/eulogising-mr-boss-gida-mustapha-at-64/

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The Imperatives of Re-nominating Ibrahim Magu for Senate Confirmation

By Edwin Ekene

Upon assumption of office in 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari left no one in doubt about his determination to 'kill corruption' in Nigeria.

Fight against corruption was one of his major campaign promises both in the 2015 and 2019 Presidential Elections.

At a time which impunity, flagrant display of ill-gotten wealth and economic subjugation and oppression was on the verge of disconnecting the country from the league of civilised nations of the world, President Buhari added flesh to one of his campaign promises by appointing Ibrahim Mustapha Magu as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on November 9, 2015.

On his part, Mr. Magu left no one in doubt about his ability, courage and determination to tackle the task ahead.

Re-inventing a country where corruption had denied millions of it's citizens their basic rights not to talk of their general rights and privileges were great battle worth giving a try.

A country where corruption had turned government hospitals to mere consulting clinics, our roads to death traps, our life expectancy to below 50 percent, our hopes to despair and our lives to miserable conditions, all efforts must be geared towards uprooting the monster called corruption from Nigeria.

In other words, we should not be in a hurry to forget the past nasty experiences where government contracts were turned in to contract bazaars for party chieftains, cronies and mistresses.

Collective wealth of the nation were shared among the privileged few while the main street citizens suffers.

Hourglass economy was introduced to create 'loss-belt' opportunities for friends and cronies at the top, while the masses were left in the lonely island of poverty in the vast ocean of material prosperity this nation is blessed with.

Income inequalities brought chains of discrimination against the poor and constricted them to the desolate corner of the nation.

Bad cheques of insufficient funds were raised and issued to the Nigerian masses in the midst of great hope and opportunities this nation holds for everyone.

Poverty became the dynasty of the poor because education was underfunded since billions voted for it were diverted into private pockets.

Nigeria lost-out completely in the era of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) which was replaced by Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in 2015 without tangible project to show.

But the country heaved a sigh of relief on November 9, 2015 with the symbolic appointment of Ibrahim Magu as Acting Chairman of EFCC by the new Sheriff, President Muhammadu Buhari.

EFCC, a body saddled with the mandate of preventing financial crimes, enforcing financial laws and prosecuting financial offenders was rejuvenated.

In the shortest possible time, Mr. Magu changed the narratives as the fear of EFCC became the order of the day.

President Buhari also demonstrated his sincerest commitment to the agency's anti-graft war by giving Mr. Magu free hands to operate.

Between November 9 and December 31th 2015, the Magu-led EFCC secured 103 convictions against financial crime offenders.

In 2016, 194 convictions were secured while 189 convictions were also made in 2017 in addition to the billions of stolen money that were recovered.

The 2018 heralded the conviction of 217 offenders while another 890 convictions were made between January and October this year.

In fact, of the 2,165 convictions that were secured between 2009 and 2019, 70 percent were secured by Mr. Magu, while over 800 billion naira were recovered within the year under review. This is outside the monthly 4.5 billion savings the commission has been saving for the Federal Government from the ghost workers syndrome or over bloated civil service.

Properties such as filling stations, lands, real estate, petroleum products, jeweries, automobiles, vessels, hospitals, company shares, heavy machines and broadcast equipments among others were recovered by the commission between 2015 and 2018.

Of the total 407 mansions seized, 126 were forfeited to the Federal Government while 281 are under interim forfeiture.

Nine filling stations were also seized and placed under interim forfeiture by the commission.

In similar vein, of the total 98 lands seized, 42 were forfeited to the Federal Government while 56 are under interim forfeiture.

Similarly, of the total 259 automobiles seized, 224 were forfeited to the Federal Government while 35 are under interim forfeiture.

A Based Transceiver Station (BTS) equipment with sites across the five eastern states was also seized and forfeited.

Another 1, 500 metric tonnes of AGO and 3, 035 metric tonnes of LPFO were forfeited while a hospital known as St. Solomon Health Care Center situated at No. 24, Adeniyi Jones Street, Ikeja was also forfeited to the Federal Government in the year under review.

Under Magu, the untouchables not only became touchable, but were also convicted and sentenced to jail. Three former governors in the person of Jolly Nyame, Joshua Dariye and Orji Kalu as well as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Joseph Nwobike were all convicted by the Magu-led EFCC.

Among all the recoveries made by the Federal Government's anti-graft agencies, the Magu-led EFCC made over 90 percent recoveries which made him subject of attacks by corrupt Nigerians.

As of today, foreign leaders like Alpha Conde of Guinea are beginning to come to Nigeria to learn the success story behind Nigeria's war on corruption.

EFCC successes however did not come without stiff resistance and blackmails against Mr. Magu, but through courage, integrity, strength of character and determination, Mr. Magu made the troph possible.

Therefore, on this International Anti-corruption Day, a day set aside by the United Nations to raise awareness on the devastating effects of corruption across the globe as well as fashioning out innovative strategies to defeating the monster, President Buhari should not hesitate in re-nominating Mr. Magu for Senate confirmation as the enormity of the task ahead are challenging.

Mr. Edwin Ekene, a Columnist writes from Abuja.

Source

https://www.mcebiscoo.com/the-imperatives-of-re-nominating-ibrahim-magu-for-senate-confirmation/

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