BEVERLY HILLS, December 21, (THEWILL) – Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has called on the federal government to adopt proactive measures to tackle the second wave of the dreaded coronavirus before things get out of hand.
The Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections said the ” reason Nigeria took a harder than necessary hit during the first wave of the COVID19 virus was because the Federal Government failed to heed the warnings of well-meaning Nigerians, like myself and others, to shut down our borders once the virus became a pandemic,” and urged it listen to advise and act accordingly.
He said; “Hindsight is 20/20. Nevertheless, we must learn from history or we stand the risk of repeating it. The new strain of COVID19 that has erupted in the United Kingdom, and specifically, London, can add to Nigeria’s health emergency if we do not act with an abundance of caution and temporarily halt all flights to and from the UK, until this new strain is brought under control.
“Already, prudent nations are taking prompt action, and Nigeria must take necessary precautions, due to the volume of air traffic between Nigerian airports and London, where this new strain has erupted.
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“We must face the reality that our health sector is not sufficiently prepared to handle a sudden and unpredictable surge of this pandemic. We have already lost lives needlessly. We need not lose more.
“In the case of this virus, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Amos Esele is the Acting Editor of THEWILL Newspaper. He has over two decades of experience on the job.