How Nigeria can defeat COVID-19 – Fayemi /
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has offered suggestions on how the war against the novel Coronavirus can be won by governments at various levels in the country. He advocated conscious and deliberate efforts by governments to invest massively in job creation and agriculture to ensure food security and safeguard against upsurge in crimes and hunger post COVID-19 period.
Fayemi spoke on Saturday as Keynote Speaker at the 2020 edition of THE PLATFORM, an annual conference organised by The Covenant Nation, a Pentecostal church led by Pastor Poju Oyemade. Other participants at the conference include the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, the Governors of Lagos, Nassarawa, Kaduna, Edo and Delta as well as the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ohekweazu among others.
Fayemi, in his virtual presentation at the conference, dwelt on what his administration and the federal government had done to tackle the pandemic, as well as what still needed to be done. He saluted the courage of healthcare workers all over the country who are going beyond the call of duty to serve on the front lines of the war against COVID-19 describing them as “exceptional.
“COVID-19 has shown the importance of food security, and our ability to call on the nation’s food reserve at this time only validates the federal government’s decision to prioritise food production. By focusing on job creation and poverty reduction, we will reduce the lack of opportunity, which remains a big incentive for crime. However, for those who still insist on criminality, we must be ready to tackle them with well-trained, equipped and appropriately remunerated security agencies.
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