COVID-19 In Nigeria: End the Lockdowns Now, By John Adeoti - Premium Times Opinion

Opinion: COVID-19 In Nigeria: End the Lockdowns Now, By John Adeoti

End lockdowns and save the economy. Now is the time to open factories, businesses, schools, roads, and all activities that provide people with opportunities for work. Nigeria needs to move fast in a highly competitive global economy. We cannot afford to be a laggard in the emerging post-COVID world order. One more opportunity that must not be missed – end lockdown now, and let the world see Nigeria leading the pack of nations that are back to work.’.

Further reflections on the approach adopted by Nigeria in response to the pandemic however reveals the inherent weaknesses and shortcomings of Nigeria’s approach to economic and social development. For many years, Nigeria has been adulated as being a giant and a country with great potentials. Nigeria’s response to the pandemic missed one more opportunity to explore her great potentials. One policy response that epitomises this error is the lockdown policy.

Furthermore, the lockdown has resulted in the colossal loss of tax revenue by the government and it should be terminated soon so that economic activities can resume and the tax revenue stream can recover. In some places, it has affected the supply of agricultural inputs at the onset of the planting season, and this signals potential food crisis if the lockdown continues.

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