Ademola Adeshina
A former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan on New Media, Reno Omokri has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to share Coronavirus sit at home money to Nigerians with the same energy his administration shared Trader Moni in the build up to the last general elections in the country.
Omokri, who made the tweet on his verified Twitter handle, added that government cannot just asked the citizens to sit at home as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and not provide food for them.
He tweets,”Don’t just do #TraderMoni during elections. Nigerians need #CoronaVirus Moni. General @MBuhari, I appeal to you, don’t wait until election time. Dead bodies can’t vote for @OfficialAPCNg. You asked your people to stay at home, give them FOOD!
He decried the Federal Government’s shutdown of government activities, noting that while President Trump of the United States has continued to be active in office in seeking solutions to the scourge, Nigerian President, on the other hand, has shut down the government in fear of the virus.
He called on politicians in the country to commence distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks, hand sanitizers and ventilators to protect Africans from the dreaded virus.
He urged politicians to buy these equipment and share to Nigerians just like they shared rice, oil and other food items during the 2019 general elections.
According to Omokri, the Europeans, the Americans and other world bodies who usually give medical and financial aids to Africans to combat crisis are themselves worst hit by the current endemic virus.
“I urgently call on African industrialists to temporarily convert their manufacturing process for the production of face masks, hand sanitisers, and ventilators to protect Africans from the Coronavirus. Europeans, Americans, and others who usually give medical and financial aid to Africans are themselves overwhelmed by this pandemic.
It is time for Africans to help themselves. I also call on African celebrities to resist the urge to flaunt their affluence on social media. If you have too much money, don’t flaunt. Silently donate to stop #COVID19,” he averred.