Coronavirus: Fayose reveals solution to lockdown, more cases confirmed

Immediate past governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has called on governments at all levels, religious bodies, corporate organisations and prominent individuals to focus on strategic implementation of “stomach infrastructure.”

Fayose, in a statement made available to pressmen on Monday, 6 April, in Ado Ekiti through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, stated that his advice should be taken seriously.

Onyxnews Nigeria learnt that the former governor said hunger can kill faster than coronavirus. Fayose, who added that the human and economic losses, occasioned by the virus, would be mind-boggling, stressed that “in the face of all these, leaders should remain as leaders and stand up for their people.”

The statement read in part: “Regrettably, we all did not plan or ever imagined this level of attack, occasioned by COVID-19. The same has humbled the world powers, not to talk of third world countries like our country, Nigeria. “The human and economic losses seem endless and in the face of all these, leaders must remain the leaders and stand up for their people.

“We all know the sit-at-home is inevitable; governors and council chairmen, as well as churches and mosques that have received allocations and offerings, must forget projects and embark on full-scale strategic implementation of ‘stomach infrastructure’.

“It is time to give back to the people, as nothing else will matter now. Yam, cassava, garri and others can be bought locally and distributed, while bakers will be glad to be patronized to bake for people for free daily, while it lasts.

“This will help to enforce the government’s stay-at-home order effortlessly. The federal government will be making billionaires if the so-called palliatives and physical cash is managed by the wrong hands.

“I appeal to the general public to show understanding, knowing that our challenges outweigh our income as of today.

“Today, I am sure what is on the minds of ordinary Nigerians is: ‘on stomach infrastructure we stand’. This, if well implemented, will no doubt help to enforce the stay-at-home order effortlessly,” the statement added.

In a recent development, Nigeria has recorded six new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 238.

Among the new cases recorded, 2 cases were confirmed in Kwara, 2 were confirmed in Edo while Rivers and Abuja has one each.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the announcement on its official Twitter page.

“Six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 2 in Kwara, 2 in Edo, 1 in Rivers and 1 in the FCT .

“As at 09:30 pm 6th April there are 238 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Thirty-five have been discharged with five deaths”NCDC Tweeted.