Re- theMarch 26, 2020 Statement by His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Cornelius Hamelberg
At the start of his presidency, in 2015, President Buhari said, “Don’t expect miracles.”
Today, thank God," President Buhari’s letter to Nigerians "//
is a very comprehensive one. That in itself could be regarded as a miracle since in these very trying times we are now assured and confident that he is in charge, he knows what he’s doing, he is listening to the experts and is taking care of business, the very serious business of health is wealth. At least we are at stage one in the battle against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Hopefully, the letter has been translated into all the languages that are understood in Nigeria, and is being widely disseminated so that everybody is duly informed about the state of affairs and exactly what is expected of everyone such as the washing of hands and the very necessary social distancing…
Muhammadu Buhari on Facebook: We now know that all the necessary preliminary steps have been taken.
Given the size of the country and the present state of its social and economic infrastructure the military will (inevitably) have to be called in the help supervise and maintain the necessary equilibrium and tranquillity, for the miracles to happen. Whether or not that will be seen as the beginnings of a de facto military rule, is another matter. The critics must try to understand that “all” means all and that “all hands-on deck “means precisely that and includes, the old and the young, the mothers, the fathers, the children, the nurses, the doctors, the military and the Police, whether it’s in the United States, China, South Korea, India, South Africa or Nigeria.
Everybody has to co-operate to ensure that Africa*s most populous country does not become the epicentre of the pandemic,