The South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) has tasked the federal government to look inwards and extend its search
for a panacea to the COVID-19 pandemic beyond the orthodox medical circles.
The party’s South-west Publicity Secretary, Mr. Ayo
Fadaka, made the appeal on Monday in a chat with journalists in Abeokuta, Ogun
State.
According to him, “This is the first time we are faced with
this kind of pandemic, and we all must rise up to it by ensuring that we
overcome the coronavirus challenge.
“My only advice to the federal government is to look
more inwards in the search for a cure to the disease.
“We should adopt the Madagascar example, as
solution to the disease may not come through orthodox medicine; it may be
eventually achieved through the traditional medical means.”
He also observed that the government should be wary
of those he described as pharmaceutical giants, “who see COVID-19 as big
business, and will only be interested in adopting managerial vaccines rather
than look for a total cure.”
Fadaka, who regretted how the pandemic had slowed down the
activities of both the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the
political parties in the preparation for the Ondo State governorship election
in October, expressed the hope that the time lag would be managed by all
stakeholders in a matter of weeks.
“We believe that the pandemic will recede in a matter of
weeks and that INEC has put its machinery in motion for a successful conduct of
the Ondo State election because the people of the state cannot wait to change
the current system and elect a new leader that will transform their lives,” he
disclosed.
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