Nigeria’s VP Yemi Osinbajo’s silence since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease has been called to question. Nigerians have continued to ask if all is well.
Recently, Osinbajo was assigned to head the Economic Sustainability Committee by the President. Nevertheless, he has hardly been seen in any of the presidential briefings be it economic or covid19.
Expectedly, the silence from his office trended recently. In social media posts, Nigerians demanded to know why the President and the VP have not been actively leading from the front, proceedings in the flight against the coronavirus disease.
Unlike other countries and even neighbouring Ghana, the President has only spoken to Nigerians 3 times. Sadly too, no word has been heard from the office of VP Osinbajo. Little is also heard about what his new assignment has contributed to sustaining the economy during and after the coronavirus pandemic.
Yemi Osinbajo’s silence has also been called to question as Nigerians expect that the Economic Sustainability Committee should have an impact on the economic outcome of covid19.
Presidential Media aid, Femi Adesina recently explained Osinbajo’s silence to Wazobia FM. According to him, the Vice President has indeed been very busy behind the scenes and has had many meetings.
In Adesina’s words, “He heads the Economic Sustainability Committee. They hold meetings and these news (items) are on television.”
On his part, the VP recently gave insights into some of the things he does and how he feels about the pandemic.
According to him, “It’s a challenging time but also a period of great opportunity.”
He recently participated in a virtual conference organised by Africa.com on how the informal sector reacts to covid19.
After one of his meetings, Yemi Osinbajo said that he was “glad to make the point while sharing Nigeria’s response to the covid19 pandemic. Without doubt, providing support to small businesses in the informal sector should be a priority for all economies aiming at lessening any adverse effect of the covid19 pandemic on the economy.
“It’s a challenging time but also a period of great opportunity.”