PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Nigerian government in the early hours of Friday confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country. It was detected in an Italian who recently arrived in Nigeria.

The Nigerian case is the first in sub-Saharan Africa of a disease that has killed thousands across the world, the majority in China where the disease originated from.

In its reaction, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) “berated the Buhari Presidency for its negligence and laidback attitude to governance and the welfare of Nigerians leading to the avoidable entrance of the deadly corona virus into our dear country.”

The party said “it was evident that the Buhari Presidency, not being alive to its responsibilities, as usual, took no concrete steps to hedge our nation against the virus, leading to the current scary situation,” Kola Ologbodiyan,” the PDP spokesperson said in a statement.

Many Nigerians including lawmakers had condemned the level of preparation by Nigeria to prevent the disease from being brought into the country and prevent it from spreading.

The government had, however, said it was fully prepared and had put necessary measures in place. The Italian who has the disease has been isolated at a treatment centre in Lagos while a contact tracing of everyone who had contact with him is being done.

There is no known cure for coronavirus yet while its exact origin is yet to be determined.

Read the full statement by the PDP below.

Corona Virus: PDP Berates Buhari For Negligence…Seeks Concerted Effort, Adoption of Ebola Intervention Strategy

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the Buhari Presidency for its negligence and laidback attitude to governance and the welfare of Nigerians leading to the avoidable entrance of the deadly corona virus into our dear country.

The party says it was evident that the Buhari Presidency, not being alive to its responsibilities, as usual, took no concrete steps to hedge our nation against the virus, leading to the current scary situation.

The PDP notes that a responsive and proactive government would have mobilized effective surveillance and screening measures to ward off the menace, particularly at our entry points, but the incompetent, insensitive and indifferent Buhari administration, was more interested in propaganda and unnecessary showboating with false performance claims.

The party also recalled that the Buhari administration had done nothing to assist Nigerian citizens stranded in China despite their pleas, just the same way it abandoned our compatriots who were being murdered in the heat of xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

The PDP said Nigerians should directly hold the Buhari Presidency responsible should any national calamity arose from COVID-19 in addition to the economic and security challenges its negligence had caused our nation.

Due to the negligence and incompetence of the Buhari administration, Nigerians can no longer move freely across their country for fear of insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and now corona virus.

Indeed, the Buhari government is a huge misfortune to our nation. This latest leadership failure further validates widespread calls for it to step aside for more competent hands to manage the affairs of our country.

The PDP therefore calls on Nigerians not to despair but stir up the Nigerian resilient spirit for an urgent, multi sectoral concerted effort by agencies, groups, corporate entities and public-spirited individuals to immediately curb the disease before it spreads, particularly given the prevalent security, economic and humanitarian challenges in the country.

The party called on the Federal Government to end its cosmetic attitude and immediately adopt the proactive strategy used by the PDP administration to promptly contain the Ebola Virus disease in 2014.

The PDP also advised Nigerians to be very vigilant and follow intervention directives to ensure that the disease does not spread in the country.

The party urged the ministry of health to continue to be open and not allow propaganda, speculations and misinformation in the handling of this health emergency.

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Lol. Corona, find your way to Aso villa.

This Country eeh..

no

indeed politics is a dirty game. Goldman's Sach predicts that Covid19 might cause Trump to lose reelection... So PDP will exploit this for there advantage but APC knows how to play there card well.... We are observing

Yes na APC will counter them with Ebola and use it as a campaign Item 2023,wat a clueless government where dey not supposed to act decisively by checking people coming from dey infected countries seriously now let's pray it's contained

this is funny sha

Still buying all btc

True!
Why didn't they shoot the Italian carrier??

PDP don't need to blame anybody now.. Buhari only care about his cow. All we need to do is to locate the prophet that wanted to travel to China to fight Coronavirus that Corona has arrived.

Who will buhari blame now but they are right Sha Nigerians are now being kidnapped like chickens, fulani herdsmen are still killing farmers with their ak47 and now coronavirus

You mean they have started the blame game

Blaming games as usual. Just wondering if it's a must to blame each other.

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Plain dumb...Coronavirus found its way to the US..one of the most advanced countries in the world...so they should blame Trump?

Coronavirus kee who ever gave this statement

The question I am asking is this, how did Italy allowed a man that has such deadly virus to leave it shores with out proper quarantine, don't even get me started by saying the Italian government isn't away of this man's predicament before stamping his visa to Nigeria

I smell this whole thing was done intentionally

I just dey look this country.
No word from even the VP

Dem don start again

Yes ke, just as Goatluck Jonathan and PDP brought Ebola Virus but Tunde Fashola of APC tamed Ebola. Useless dead party of looters.

Please the president Abba kyari should tell the mere commissioner of condolence to be getting ready....

Everything naa Buhari, nawa for this opposition party called PDP ooo, even some of you that cannot impregnate their wives naa Buhari be that one too. PDP please get some senses jor

I was expecting this... PDP would blame Buhari, Lamidi Kanu of IPOB would claim it is an attack on the Zoo by his United State friends and Trump so as to guarantee the freedom of his slaves

we better get serious or else, our case wont be funny, even foolish Fani Kayode has started using his brain and is calling for truce so as to work together in defeating the virus

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Will PDP please wait a second!! Criticism is good for our democracy but it has to be constructive and healthy. Buhari is not yet to be blamed, let's wait and see how it goes from here. PDP should keep their fingers crossed and wait for the right time to criticise if necessary

Blame game smh

Everything just keep getting worse in Nigeria...I pray God deliver us..

PDP stop this blame game.
This is serious issue, COVID-19 don't know the difference btw PDP/APC, IGBO/HAUSA/YORUBA/TIV.
...But i hope that Italian man did not BANG any of our gilrs

If only we knew that Godsday Orubebe was trying to save us.

nkan nbe

instead of looking for a solution they are blaming people

As if they can do better

Jft