“We are initiating a programme of decontaminating and disinfecting our schools before they open.”
The Minister of Environment had, the other day, revealed the plan of government at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja. “We are initiating a programme of decontaminating and disinfecting our schools before they open. Because subsequently in the phases , I believe we will get to that point when we start opening schools. So, we will be liaising with the Federal Ministry of Education to make sure we have the needed data to carry out the exercise,” the Minister stated.
In the context of our repeated calls here for federalism, that move amounts to usurping the responsibility of states and local councils that should implement the action. Government should drop the idea, lest the people will see the project as an avenue to steal again. Around the world, City Mayors are the ones spearheading action on issues affecting their people in their localities. For instance, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gives his daily Coronavirus updates on hospitalisation. At a point, he asked if Trump wants New York City to “drop dead” over COVID-19.
It is baffling that the Federal Government, in a way, appears to monopolise every action on the Coronavirus fight. It has been in the forefront in managing the COVID-19 outbreak, without giving vent to what the local authorities could do.
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