CORONA VIRUS IN NIGERIA AND THE ‘SECOND SEMESTER’ OF THE LOCK-DOWN.
Monday 13 th of April 2020 was supposed to mark the end of a 14-day lock-down initially imposed on a few states in Nigeria. But after the address of the President same day, additional 14 days came knocking, the ‘second semester’ of the lock-down as jocularly referred to on the Nigerian internet space. This decision has sparked a lot of reactions from the citizens with a relatively few people in support of the extension, others who have contrarily opined are the poor and hungry. These people usually are with no hope of getting food unless they go out to work daily for their wages, so their stance is meant to be clearly understood. I still remember when the news of C orona Virus came to town, I was here sympathizing with the Republic of China to ‘get well soon’ oblivious of the fact that the first case to be recorded in Nigeria was already planning its visit into the Country. It however came in form of an Italian expatriate who was on a business ...