Abba Kyari: Coronavirus survivor Oluwaseun weeps for Nigeria

 

BY OUR REPORTER

One of Nigeria’s coronavirus survivors, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, has taken the government to task over the handling of the burial of the Late Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.

Kyari who died Friday from coronavirus was buried Saturday morning in Abuja, in line with muslim rites, an event that was attended by throngs of sympathisers.

Some Nigerians had taken to the social media to criticise the Federal Government and the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) over the manner the burial was conducted.

They cited the Social Distancing and stay-at-home order that forbids large gathering together of people and wondered why that was not observed at the burial of Kyari.

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One of the many people who expressed their disappointment at the government was Ms Osowobi who just got discharged from a Lagos State medical facility, having fully recovered from coronavirus and being certified free of the virus.

Osowobi, an activist and founder Stand To End Rape (STER), wept for Nigeria on her Twitter handle. She tweeted: “Funke Akindele was arrested and arraigned for throwing a party in her house. Some politicians decided to organise a prayer session, hereby breaching the Presidential order & @NCDCgov guideline on social distancing, but no action will be taken because (of) ‘proximity to power?’” She ended her contribution with three emoticons depicting weeping.

See tweet below:

Funke Akindele was arrested and arraigned for throwing a party in her house. Some politicians decided to organise a prayer session, hereby breaching the Presidential order & @NCDCgov guideline on social distancing, but no action will be taken because ‘proximity to power?’ 😭😭😭

— Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi (@AyodejiOsowobi) April 18, 2020