Garba Shehu, the Spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari,
has berated Nigerians for only thanking God over the sources of the Buhari
administration in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic squarely.
In an article entitled ‘As President Buhari clocks 79, a
focus on achievements, challenges’ Shehu, said Nigerians just say ‘thank God’
and move despite Africa and Nigeria being designated for a world record of
positive cases and deaths.
The presidential spokesman said the pandemic has thrown the
biggest challenge to the Buhari administration.
“For a country and a continent designated for a world record
of positive cases and deaths, yet turning in the lowest in terms of numbers,
the explanation our people give here is to say ‘Thank God,’ and they move on,”
Shehu said.
“Nothing wrong with thanking God for everything that happens
or does not, for, without His grace, nothing can truly get done (or undone).
“But the Almighty uses the instrumentality of humans to get
some of these things done,” he added, suggesting that the President deserves to
be thanked.
Garba Shehu said the Buhari led government believes in
science and in doctors in the country who have put in place an effective
mechanism to check the spread of the pandemic.
“We are where we are today because this dedicated team has
responded in the most capable manner any country could ever do.”
“He gave the experts the latitude of freedom and resources
to lead us out of the worst-case scenarios using especially well-thought-out
non-pharmaceutical protections and these, in the face of the denial of fair
access to vaccines to us by those who make them, have really done us wonders.
“Although high figures for active cases, new cases and
deaths are rising lately and a fourth wave is being feared in many quarters,
the proven competence of our administrators, whose aptitude, agility and
appropriate sense of timing have drawn commendation from no less a body than
the United Nations gives us the reassuring solace that we will wade through the
muddle by getting it right.”
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