A former military administrator of Ogun and Rivers states, Group Captain Sam Ewang (rtd), has bemoaned the lockdown imposed on Nigerians by the federal and state governments as part of measures to combat the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking with Daily Independent at the weekend, Ewang, who said many poor citizens were not provided with the palliatives, said many Nigerians are dying of hunger than from the virus.
According to him, the situation in the country is very unfortunate as the larger population of Nigerians rely on daily and menial jobs to feed their families, which has been impossible due to the restriction of movements.
“I am very sorry to say this but the reality is that so many people are dying of hunger rather than the coronavirus. We are still moving backwards with the way we do things. This calls for our politicians to begin to think again, to plan for Nigeria and not themselves.
“Even now, if this government had been a planning government, I cannot see why we are unable to do certain things for the poor during this coronavirus pandemic.
“Even if we can’t do anything some other time for them, I think this is the best opportunity to show that we care for the poor. Wrong decisions are being taken all over the country. They just want to make noise so people cannot say they haven’t done anything. They are restricting movements yet people are dying.
Read more at: https://www.independent.ng/covid-19-nigerians-are-dying-of-hunger-says-ex-military-administrator/
