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Sometimes life hands you an aesthetically grotesque basket of deeply rotten lemons and ensures that by no magic up human sleeves will lemonades be created.
It is such a time that humanity has found itself in the past 5 months or thereabout.
A virus that has defied expert opinions, religious predictions and collective hope that it is only a storm in a teacup and has gone ahead to bludgeon the human race to a state of compulsory moratorium.

The decision of the Nigerian Presidency to begin a systematic easing of the lockdown and gradual re-introduction of the citizenry to the normalcy they were forced to vacate weeks ago has been greeted with a spectrum of responses.
As usual, keypad technocrats, armchair generals and newspaper stand enthusiasts have debated this all-important headline to a point of politico-intellectual orgasm.
Predictably and rather unfortunately, those arguments have been presented the Nigerian style- sentimental, one-sided and conspicuously lacking in perspectives.


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To be fair, the Chief Incident Commander of the disease response, the President himself, did himself no great favours as regards clarity and passing across his train of thoughts. Never one to be associated with an oratorical gusto, the President unsurprisingly failed to establish a rapport with the citizenry with his delivery.
Monotonous, bland and poorly proselytizing, he simply read out the script like a riot code and kissed us goodnight. Important to note that at a time like this, a more explanatory, fatherly, detailed chat spiced up with questions from the press for clarification was obviously the better option.
Whenever a nation enters into unchartered territory, the onus is on the Head of the House to walk everyone through it in the simplest of written and body languages.
But that’s by the way.

Often times, our myopic and selfish analysis fail to present any evidence that we at least, remotely understand the agony of tough and sometimes impossible choices the leaders have to sift through to arrive at a final decision.
Little wonder the political chess board has never being the permanent residence of the highly intellectual.

In the 60s, an American Media Franchise was born and christened Star Trek. A notable practice of the movie franchise was called Kobayashi maru. It was in simple terms, a test in a no-win scenario.
In simpler terms, a “Damned if you do and at the same time, damned if you don’t” scenario.
It’s the blinding web every government in the world has had to get in bed with. A surging number of positive cases on the one hand and a world and national economies diving into oblivion faster than a plane shot out of the sky on the other. To stay locked down, holding hands while singing kumbaya and hoping the virus backs off or take the chance, reopen the economy and hope to the high heavens you have not just opened the very gates of hell itself.

Heads of State and government fulfil a mind-blowing paradox. They happen to be some of the
loneliest people on earth- in the midst of hundreds of aides, advisers and cabinet officials. All of whom throw diverse pieces of advice, pleas and facts in their helpless faces at the same time.
The final decision, often agonizingly, is left for just one man/woman to make. His/Her name tagged to it forever in history. Like President Truman allowed; “The buck stops here”
President Bill Clinton once said “Being a president is like running a cemetery: you’ve got a lot of people under you and nobody’s listening”.

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This is the sort of conundrum President Buhari faces. A rising number of cases putting the total at 2000+, inadequate testing, an overly stretched healthcare system in the disease epicentre, inadequate palliatives, a strange situation in the most densely populated Northern State, health workers (typically inadequate) now testing positive, a near collapse of an already frail health centre, pockets of insecurity here and there and of course, an economy on its way laid flat on a gurney to the Intensive Care Unit.

Into that turkey shoot of a mix, add the personal loss of his own Chief of Staff.
Turn on your TV and watch CNN and you’d realise he’s not the only one without answers. This is a virus dealing us decisive blows with ruthless efficiency. A virus so devastating, treatment is largely supportive.
The victory of this disease will not be measured in eradication but a bent curve. This is precisely why nations all over the world are beginning to slowly reopen. It’s not rocket science at this stage that we’d have to live through it.
What then will wining look like? Top on the list would be a successful vaccine. Others will be a successful enforcement of guidelines on social distancing, herd immunity and believe or not, a psychological believe that the worst is behind us.
All will have to happen both simultaneously and in sequential order. It’s a hydra-headed enemy and only a multi-focal prong approach will do.


That the relaxation of the lockdown is coming too early is a fair point, that it is coming at the exact right time is neither far from the truth too. Sometimes there are no right nor wrongs. This is one of those times.
More than ever before the call to arms against this monster must be answered by all. We must all become responsible. We are all stakeholders. We either try to win together or boy, we’d all be served up toast in the cold hands of the novel virus.
In the meantime, cases will keep rising (certainly) but if Nigeria (and indeed the rest of the world) was a real life character, the role will fall to Ferdinand Foch, French WW1 General whose famous

“My Center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack” quote will fit only too perfectly as the world marches on injured, burned but absolutely resolute.
We shall overcome (but behave yourself).


Article by @seal_lumide
Source blog; https://drdami..com/2020/05/covid-19-easing-lockdown-nigerias.html

Belovedd: So I hear denrele has been traveling round campaigning for Beverly. I hear he's got SA, boys, Ethiopia, Tanzania on lock down and is working on Angola as we speak.
Anyways, I wish Melvin all d best, If he us the winner, nothing can stop him.

It won't still change most of their minds..just saying


B4 I forget



REBECCA!!!

tremzy07: #Team Melvin all the way. Do not be discouraged, do your own bit and leave the rest to God!

Shooo,naija guys dey fast oh, dem don edit d picture chap chap..

Anyways,



REBECCA!!!

♛AndrERush♛:
@ tatiana009


I have sent it to you.

Are u sure she is a melvin fan! Just saying



REBECCA!!!

tremzy07:

Erm...and your name is Dillish and you are team melvin

D@ guy must ba a complete DILLISH





REBECCA!!!

god_of_music: By the way is Tahiti an African country??

No bro,they are from that australia,new zealand side

safarigirl: you should look at @sureni12, @vickinyasha and two other south africans that have been camapigning for Melvin from the get-go....I don't expect SA vote to go to Melvin but we gonna get a good number of popularity votes from em.

Ethiopia is fully for Bev so don't count on em for Melvin votes.

The only coutries currently campaigning #TeamMelvin:

NIG, SL,TZ, UG, ROA, AO...we got 4 on lockdown...

#TeamElikem desperately looking for supporters after famzing the wrong people

#TeamDillish currently jonzing themselves that she'll get 7 country votes

#TeamBeverly currently campaigning and seeking votes fro friends of Bev

No idea what #TeamCleo is doing

Happy happy birthday @ wild child

Sureni12 is a nigerian living in s.a

And dillish wins the chase

To end dis arguements,let's bring out the facts
U hate melvin b'cos
1.He has spade teeth
2.He said he has low self esteen(which we haven't noticed)
3.To some he eats too much
4.He is too slow

U hate dillish b'cos
1.She played many nigerians
2.She flirts too much
3.She has belle and moustache

U hate elikem because
1.He is overconfident
2.He is arrogant
3.Unwillingness to hear the truth
4.He is already in the finale
5.He tends to behave childishly


My point is...looking @ all this reasons...its absolutely foolish to hate on them..because that is what broght them this far

fork adict:

(1) Good that you agree with me that Melvin is a BORE.

(2) I don't expect you to understand that point. So the only way for you to hide is to say no point. Smh.
(3)Your gluttony Melvin eats as late as 1am naija time. Who's talking about 10 o'clock. Mind you that will be like 2am south african time and you say that's okay?
(4) Anothe member of the Melvin extremist group. Calling me an idiot. Well to let you know, you ho, you are the bigger idio.t and fooool here. Just drop your point and get the fork outta here. Beach!
(5) Go to hell
(6) No ffurther words for you.


To all members of the Melvin extremist group. You guys should feel free to attack my post all you want. I don't give 2 forks. But going forward, if. Any one of yall murraforkers attacks me again, I will respond in kind. Set of I.diots that can't argue intelligently. All they know is to insult people. Bloordy touts

I am not a melvin fan,,,know that,and the reason for calling u an idiat is just to another way to say "for gods sake u should knw what diary sessions are for"
Finally,ur post was making sense until number 5 and 6...***shaking my head*** if only u went to secondary school
If u write reasonably,nobody would attack you

Dannyxy: Mehn @fork addict...am really dissapointed,after all ur gra gra,u fall my hand...how can u see melvin nd say he is suffering frm gluttony,do knw d meaning of gluttony at all?i swear u need to be flogged,ur english teacher secondary skul will b so dissapionted...b4 i 4get,shalom

Erm..point of correction..we are not sure if he attended secondary school..

Dannyxy: Mehn @fork addict...am really dissapointed,after all ur gra gra,u fall my hand...how can u see melvin nd say he is suffering frm gluttony,do knw d meaning of gluttony at all?i swear u need to be flogged,ur english teacher secondary skul will b so dissapionted...b4 i 4get,shalom

Erm..point of correction..he did not attend secondary school..

fork adict:

So I now cook up stories That your low self esteemed bore called Melvin has got no game is now cooking up stories? That's a fact. You may try till eternity to deny it as much as you want, it doesn't change nothing.

He is a GLUTTON. Deal with it.

Ok,he is a glutton.do us a favour and stop attracting attention....N:B,ShuT the FvcK UP!!!

fork adict:

I dont give a flying fork about the part of his DS i deleted hence the deletion.

(1)True. No wonder he has been such a bore. That means he isnt faking his boring asss.

(2)Nando himself said that he has no regrets and will not change anything. Nando dont change. so who the fork is he to tell africa that Nando if given a second chance will not do what he did that night bla bla bla

(3) True. But he certainly doesnt know when to eat. Cos he eats virtually 2-4-7. (This is a figure of speech. so think twice before you attack this point)

(4) He told us this yesternight while discussing with Bimp. We heard it and we noted it.Why does he need to remind africa? Is he saying that Africa have leaking brains?

(5) This is obvious even to the biggest learner in BBA matter.

(6) Thoughtful of him.

1.Melvin is a bore,fyn,all the entertaining housemates,aren't they aot of the house?

2.No point

3.Abegi....do u eat at specific timesi.e(!10 0clock etc) So free his life

4.Ehm..that's why its called a diary session u idiat!!

5.And so?

6.The only reasonable ansa u gave

K-kuku
S-stay
L-long
I-in
B-bbathechase

Ur name says it all =))

ItsModella:
It doesn't matter whether I call you lalaosky or not, we all know that YOU ARE LALAOSKY!!!

Shalom.

Its obvious that person was lookin for someone to call him/her lalaosky!

Prinze Elly: Dillish:I prefer Selly's accent when She talk to Me.I really like it.

Ghana,dillish don dey give u signal like that oh ...shey una hear

spade: Bimp to Dillish: "Angelo is not competition. If Elikem swapped him, I will definitely make it."

Omo d guy na foool shaa

Abeg this bba journalist are somehow,they are shAa hammering 'melvin,has a huge crush on dillish' in all deir posts,some1 should tell them to stop watching bak of t.v

Kslib: Pastor melvin looking up to the heavens.. Probably using sign language to ask God if he is getting to the promise land or if he will just see the over-view just like moses did..

Hehehe,omo na die be that oh

Angelo-S.A, ZIMZAMAL, ANGOLA,ROA
Dillish--W.A(3),NAM
Bimp-E.A(4)

I stand corrected

djesuyajolu@gmail.com

Dannyxy: Melvin"leave me alone ah"*removes her hand frm his laps*...dillish"what are u thinking of?nominations?(no anwser),maria?"..melvin"dillish,please leave me oh"...dillish"i will seelaaap u"...melvin"am nt joking,leave me alone"... U CAN CHOOSE TO BELIEVE OR NOT

Yes!yes! Yes!
Is like melvin understands us here!!!

ninnyanny:
Abegi,just admit Ghana messed up for not voting bassey! Dellish was up the same week as bassy,naija voted bassy and gave dellish some popularity votes! Abeg guy stop being to defensive!

1.If they did not vote 4 pokello,it would have been somewhat like a betrayal,cuz zim were ready to break their alliance 4 elikem
2.Like I said,ghana did what they had ti do,not what they wished to do,and I'm sure if we were all in their shoes, we would have done the same!

Miss_3v3: Betray Bassey? How did we Betray Bassey. You must be joking. So we should have voted for Bassey over Pokelo. The same Bassey who gossiped about Selly. Told Sulu and Angelo not to trust Pokelo and Elikem. It was not like we owed Sl a vote cos they never ever voted for us. Pokelo was closer to Elikem and she had his back. At end of day if Melvin and Elikem were up Sl will go for Melvin. Am sorry but Ghana are not fools.

1.Elikem and pokello had each other's backs,and so do their countries.
2.Ghana had a right to save pokello cuz if elikem was up,zim would definately vote elikem
3.Though the W.A alliance was broken by ghana,it was 4 a good cause
4.I bet u if dillish and melvin were like pokello and elikem,MAJORITY(not all) would vote dillish if she was up against bassey or elikem
5.Gh did what they had to do,not what they wished to do!

Elikem now sewing dillish bra with needle and thread

Don't worry guys, there is still a number of NATIONAL HERITAGE..


The year Our forefathers were taken by the white men
The year they padlocked your fore father's lip
The year they fooled our kings with mere mirrors
The year our forefathers toiled
The year slave trade started
THE YEAR 1408
What better way to honor them,than post on that page
OPERATION 1408
A number of **nigerian** no AFRICAN heritage
ARE U WITH ME!!!! **viewing this thread** oba_awololo,azikiwe1,shehushagari,ibb,bishop_ajayi_crowther,luggard,flora-shaw,and 180 million guests...

Yinkade: we've had enough of this nuumber shii.....its starting to get boring

I knw buh we can't just let it end

Bishop ajayi crowder be posting on page 1408

Don't worry guys, there is still a number of NATIONAL HERITAGE..


The year Our forefathers were taken by the white men
The year they padlocked your fore father's lip
The year they fooled our kings with mere mirrors
The year our forefathers toiled
The year slave trade started
THE YEAR 1408
What better way to honor them,than post on that page
OPERATION 1408
A number of **nigerian** no AFRICAN heritage
ARE U WITH ME!!!!

Nuzo':
Bimp: I tell this my niccu...before africa. You are not confident...you are cocky!

I'm glad I listened to this eye opening conversation.

I've maintained it from start...Bimp may not be the most Brilliant but he is the most intelligent and articulate guy in BBA8.

One shirt, one shoe, 100 cigerate, one Africa.

Biluskadushhh!

One shirt, one shoe, 100 cigerate, one Africa. Hahhaha

ella.b:
Lmao...Beverly no go kee me.
Bimp---1st of all(he was being serious with a discussion)
Beverly---go down low.

Beverly is so drunk.

Chai bev oh