Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has said that the Federal Governement is not ready to fight the COVID-19 epidemic.
This he stated when he took to his Twitter page on Monday, lamenting the strategies being used by the government and lack of testing kits and laboratories, and refusal to observe precaution could spell doom for the country.
“Lack of gov’t action, testing kits & labs, and refusal to observe precaution turned Italy into the new Wuhan where officials have stopped counting death toll. The Nigerian Govt is obviously not ready & haven’t learnt anything from Italy.”
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While noting that only a national lockdown can stop the spread of this virus, he urged the government not to allow the country’s situation to turn to that of Italy.
“Only a national lockdown can stop the spread of this virus. If we still don’t see that, then I don’t know what else to say.”
See some of his other tweets on the subject matter.
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This virus is here & everywhere already. Let us shutdown Nigeria so we don’t have an Italy situation. We do not even have 5% capacity of Italy to handle this.
Shutdown markets;
Shutdown Malls,
Shutdown offices;
Shutdown everywhere.— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) March 23, 2020
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Only about 100 people tested & 36 are positive. We are not ready for this thing. Please shutdown the country now.
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) March 23, 2020
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WE ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE: The story that NCDC took the blood samples of the late Ex-PPMC Managing Director, Achimugu to test over 2weeks ago & never got back in touch with him till he died is scary if true. pic.twitter.com/TihusBJqyk
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) March 23, 2020
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Why do we have only 5 Labs to test COVID 19 cases & few test kits in the country? Is it that we don’t have money to buy them?
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) March 23, 2020
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It does not take anything to order for thousands of test kits for Corona Virus. All you need is to fly a jet abroad and bring them by tomorrow. It’s not difficult at all.
The FG needs to act immediately.
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) March 23, 2020
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Only a national lockdown can stop the spread of this virus. If we still don’t see that, then I don’t know what else to say.
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) March 23, 2020
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Lack of gov’t action, testing kits & labs, and refusal to observe precaution turned Italy into the new Wuhan where officials have stopped counting death toll. The Nigerian Govt is obviously not ready & haven’t learnt anything from Italy.
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) March 23, 2020
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