Coronavirus and Nigeria's Response 2

In the previous installment, I talked about the lack of sensible strategy to provide relief for the Nigerian people in the midst of this economy and life destroying but environment saving virus. So far, we've had very low and slow testing and series of quick and serious lockdowns. The government expects people to get sick and then present themselves to get tested after probably spreading the virus far and wide. But the most annoying part of it all is the lack of financial or other essential support for the people they are ordering to stay at home.
An average Nigerian knows for a fact that his government or governments at every level are nothing other than a group of liars and fraudsters. With the coming of this virus, it is more than apparent the degree of lies and fraud governments at all levels are enacting. They claimed to have given poor Nigerians billions in food and financial assistance, but we are yet to see a single individual acknowledge receipt of such assistance. Even in areas where food is shared by the government, it is usually paltry and unwholesome. Individuals and organizations are doing far better than the Federal Government in assisting the people in this perilous times. State governments that claimed to have done much could very well be spouting false propaganda. In Nigeria, seeing is not believing. You must see, touch, test, and consume before believing.

Most Nigerians are some of the poorest and most hungry people on earth, but the way and manner the President and members of the Federal Task Force do not miss an opportunity to laugh or smile is very much annoying. It is more like a mockery of the hapless situation they and the virus have put innocent Nigerians in. They are not doing enough and they know it, but they don't look worried at all. They seem to be only concerned about themselves. From the beginning, they have held on tightly to their assorted masks without thinking for a moment whether hundreds of millions of other Nigerians have easy access to masks too. 

For the first time, with the death of Abba Kyari and the shameless admission of the SGF, they now recognize the glaring and obvious state of our health system. But what are they doing to fix it? Of course, they intend to rely on domestic private hospitals since they cannot fly abroad again. But what will poor locked down and more-hungry-than-eve­r Nigerians do? How will they survive lockdown after lockdown after lockdown with no support whatsoever from the government? Which kills faster and more certainly: hunger or the virus? Coronavirus is fatal to people with pre-existing conditions and the most common pre-existing condition in Nigeria is poverty/hunger. But the government and its agencies do not care. Instead it's an avenue to launder billions and oppress innocent citizens. So why must we obey the lockdown order? If we are going to die from the virus, why die hungry? Can someone please remind our thieving failure of a government that only living people catch viruses? Nigerians must not only fight hard to survive this ravaging virus, they must also fight harder to survive their more ravaging government.