TACKLING THE PAINS OF CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN THROUGH PALLIATIVES IN NIGERIA: ADDRESSING THE GAPS AND CRITICAL STRATEGIC ISSUES
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https://doi.org/10.61841/d9fmja94Keywords:
COVID-19, Lockdown, Palliatives, Gaps, Politics, NigeriaAbstract
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) upgraded the status of the
novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 outbreak, from epidemic to pandemic. Ever
since then, the world has been reeling from the catastrophic spread of the virus.
Consequently, Nigeria rolled out a couple of measures to reduce the spread of the virus
in the country in keeping with WHO guides. In addition, the Federal Government and
most States in the Federation declared lockdown in the state and closure of states and
national borders. The study investigated the effectiveness and interrogated the template
used in distributing the palliatives to the poor. The results showed that the templates used
in the distribution of the palliatives were highly ineffective and that inadequate data base
and politics negatively impacted on the implementation of the palliatives meant for the
poor. The study recommended among others that for strategic reasons ,sufficient and
disaggregated data should be generated, updated, and stored for future use in Nigeria
for the purpose of bringing the warmth of governance to all who are in need
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