Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has opened up on the fight towards coronavirus within the nation
Nigeria’s massive population is constituting a challenge towards the prevailing pandemic
Osinbajo, nevertheless, explained that with the ability to handle the issues by the states was an advantage
Following the fight towards coronavirus that has been ravaging the nation, Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the large population in Nigeria constitutes a challenge within the battle against the prevailing pandemic.
Osinbajo disclosed this at a virtual conference entitled “How Africa’s Informal Sector Reacts to COVID-19”, organized by Africa.com on Wednesday, April 29, in Abuja.
In accordance with Vanguard, the vice president went on to clarify that the flexibility to manage the issues in smaller measure. The states is an advantage which has enabled authorities to reassess responses.
In a statement issued by Laolu Akande, his senior special assistant on media and publicity. Osinbajo said the nation has the benefit of with the ability to handle problems in smaller measures. As a result of Nigeria operates on a federation.
Osinbajo stated: “Perhaps we have the advantage of being able to manage our problems in smaller measure, or by dividing them, of course, we run a federation.
“I think, in the end, we have that advantage that we’re in a position to almost isolate responses. Look at best practices across the various states and try and ramp up wherever we find that there are deficiencies.”
The vice president additional stated lots of conditional transfers carried out as a part of measures applied. To mitigate the impact of the pandemic on Nigeria’s economy.
He stated: “We have done lots on conditional transfers particularly within the context of our social investment policies, however we are now how to possibly enlarge the scope of that and do extra.
