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*Legal giant, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has proven to be a man with the
Midas touch as he added a new project to his catalogue of exploits in his
hometown, Ikere Ekiti, by establishing a radio station, New Cruse 92.7 FM,
to further project the image of his birthplace and immortalise himself in
the hearts of his kinsmen. RASAQ IBRAHIM reports.*
When Chief Wole Olanipekun was installed as the Asiwaju of Ikere Ekiti
shortly after the reigning Ogoga, Oba Adejimi Adu Alagbado, ascended the
throne in 2015, many thought that it was a common gesture of handing out
chieftaincy titles to the well wheeled in the society.
But less than five years down the line, Olanipekun, a respected legal icon
in Nigeria, has lived up to the title conferred on him by the traditional
ruler of his place of birth.
The former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has executed
legacy projects in his hometown to immortalise himself in the town and also
thrown the gauntlet at other Ikere indigenes to come home and do something
for their native land.
Olanipekun has always used his position as the President of Ikere
Development Forum (IDF) to rally privileged indigenes both home and abroad
who have the means to make the development of their hometown a priority.
This is in tandem with the belief of the legal luminary that the town can
only be developed by her indigenes as non-natives cannot be saddled with
the task.
Ikere, believed to be the second-largest city in Ekiti State after the
state capital, Ado Ekiti, can be accessed by four major roads which link it
to other major towns in the state and by extension outside the state and it
is worthy of note that Olanipekun has, executed projects to the benefit of
his kinsmen and non-indigenes alike.
Along Akure Road (which leads to the Ondo State capital) lies Amoye Grammar
School, Olanipekun's alma mater, where the journey to greatness started.
The eminent lawyer touched his former school with a landmark project.
The legal titan built, equipped and handed over an Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) Centre to the school, which also produced
renowned literary icon, Prof. Niyi Osundare, in commemoration of the
school's golden jubilee (50th) anniversary in 2009.
Along Ise Road is the State Specialist Hospital which served Ikere town and
adjoining communities. The hospital lacked a modern, 21st Century ward that
could attend to emergencies which made residents go to places like Ado
Ekiti, Akure, Ile Ife and Ibadan to seek health succour.
But the story changed sometimes in 2014 when Olanipekun built a modern,
state-of-the-art Amenity Ward he named after his late mother, Madam Lydia
Bosede Olanipekun. Apart from building a brand new ward equipped with
modern facilities, Olanipekun also purchased a brand new ambulance to
attend to emergencies to complement the new facility he had put in place.
As as a result of his undeniable passion for his beloved profession, law,
Olanipekun also extended his milk of kindness to men and women of the Bar
in his native Ikere by single-handedly building a Bar Centre for the Ikere
Ekiti Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA (NBA) along Igbara Odo
Road.
The edifice built within the precincts of the Ikere High Court and which
was named after Olanipekun, has given lawyers in the town a sense of
belonging and fulfilment and now hosts all Bar activities and also
generates revenue into the pursue of the branch as an event centre.
Apart from the Bar Centre which was commissioned in November 2012,
Olanipekun also donated a brand new 18-seater bus to NBA, Ikere Branch, to
aid mobility of members to official and ceremonial functions within and
outside the state.
[image: Chief Wole Olanipekun]Chief Wole Olanipekun
The fourth major road in Ikere, Ado Road, appears to be the luckiest
judging by the number of projects Olanipekun executed in the town with not
less than five edifices attracting the attention of residents and passersby
alike.
The first was the vicarage constructed in the premises of Olanipekun's
local church, St. Peter's Anglican Church, Oke'kere area of the town which
he named after his late father, Pa Isaac Olanipekun.
The need for the project, believed to be the best vicarage so far in Ekiti,
was borne out of Olanipekun's desire to give the priests, their families
and aides the best residential and office accommodation to facilitate their
ministry to the local parishioners.
The other two projects of Olanipekun along Ado Road in Ikere are a business
plaza in Oke'kere (God's Grace Plaza) and a residential quarter (God's
Grace Duplex) in Kajola.
Olanipekun's most recently commissioned project was the brand new,
ultramodern St. Peter's Anglican Church building which was built to
accommodate more worshippers and also give them an opportunity to enjoy
modern facilities obtainable in any part of the world.
At the laying of the foundation stone performed by the Bishop of Ekiti (who
has since become Archbishop of Ondo Province), the Most Rev. Christopher
Omotunde in 2018, Olanipekun said it had been his desire to build a worship
centre in appreciation of God's kindness to him.
He also said that there was a need to build a bigger church that would
accommodate more worshippers and make them more comfortable saying the
project belongs to the church even though he was the sole financier of it.
The town throbbed with excitement and it was at a standstill for several
hours on February 28 when the new church building was inaugurated by the
immediate past Archbishop Metropolitan and Primate of All Nigeria, Church
of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, the Most Rev. Nicholas D. Okoh.
The inauguration was attended by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo,
several governors, eminent traditional rulers, renowned clerics and many
other distinguished Nigerians.
The latest project of Olanipekun that is causing excitement in his hometown
is a brand new digital radio station, New Cruse 92.7 FM with signals
reaching states like Ondo, Osun, Kwara, Kogi, Edo and substantial parts of
Oyo, Ogun, Lagos and Delta.
Olanipekun is reputed to be a friend of the press, a culture he had
cultivated when he was based in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, where
he practised law for 26 years before he moved to Lagos in 2002.
The legal luminary, in his 44 years of practice, knew and still knows many
journalists-print and electronic-by names and still has a personal
relationship with them and had assisted many of them in appreciation to the
publicity he enjoyed and still enjoys from them which has turned him to a
brand within and outside the country.
Olanipekun's residences in Ilorin, Ikere and Lagos, his chambers and the
premises of any court in Nigeria served as places of interviews with
journalists where topical issues affecting the polity are dissected and his
views made known for a possible solution.
Apart from law, journalism was another career choice that attracted
Olanipekun before he settled for the former but the establishment of the
radio station is believed to have resulted from his love for the media.
The construction of the radio station which is being operated under the
corporate name of WOLDAB Communications Limited is located in Kajola area
of Ikere and started full transmission on April 14.
It is on record that New Cruse 92.7 FM, Ikere is the first radio station
established outside Ado Ekiti, the state capital and has given the town an
identity since coming on air.
The station commenced test transmission on March 16 which ran for nearly a
month before coming work full blast. During the test transmission,
listeners were given the opportunity to call into the studio to attest to
the strength of signals in their localities.
After commencing full transmission, New Cruse 92.7 FM has been receiving
plaudits from within and outside Ekiti State for quality of reception,
content and programming with many residents showering encomiums on
Olanipekun for the feat.
The advent of the station has stimulated the economy of Ikere, attracted
guests and more traffic to the town and generated employment opportunities
for many people.
The station has become a new bride that is attracting more listeners daily
with quality programmes, renowned presenters and guests appearing on many
of its shows.
It could only have been undying love for one's land of the nativity that
could have motivated the establishment of the radio station when Olanipekun
had the opportunity to have set it up in more commercially viable places
like Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan or even his former base, Ilorin.
Olanipekun, in a recorded audio message run intermittently on the first day
of commercial broadcast, said the radio station was established to give a
positive meaning to broadcast and journalism.
Describing himself as "one of the promoters of the station," Olanipekun
said New Cruse 92.7 FM was not established to promote any political
ideology but to up the ante in information, education and entertainment of
listeners in an objective and impartial manner.
Olanipekun said: "We give thanks and praises to God Almighty for providing
the enablement and wherewithal for us to put in place this radio station in
spite of all odds. Thus we commit this radio station into His heavenly and
everlasting arms on this very day of formal transmission and broadcasting.
"New Cruse FM is an urban and digital radio station with very unique
features aimed at broadening and deepening intellectual discourses in
diverse areas including education, politics, culture, religion, economy,
commerce et al.
"We are poised to design a new broadcasting industry and journalism in
Nigeria and set a standard of broadcast excellence for the pleasure and
satisfaction of our listeners. Our content is palatable and sumptuous.
"Wherever you are and whatever may be your age, sex, profession, vocation,
calling, faith, outlook, you are surely going to enjoy and have a veritable
take away from some of our presentations.
"We are breaking new grounds and cultivating fresh ideas, you will never be
bored tuning in and listening to us. We have no political interests to
espouse, project or protect.
"The hallmark of our presentation in terms of news, debate, discourse and
exposition will always be fair and we shall always strive to be balanced to
all sides involved in our coverage.
"To attain the lofty goals and objectives, we have secured the services and
assurances of seasoned and accomplished and tested professionals who are
front liners in the profession of journalism while procuring very modern,
digital, latest, sophisticated gadgets and equipment in broadcasting.
"Above all things and considerations, we will always serve as willing
partners to the government at every stratum or any other body, institution,
association, organ, body or any group at all in lifting up our people at
every stage, at every stratum, at every situation in life and the society.
"Join us as we commence formal transmission while we welcome you on board."
In a chat with our reporter, the station's General Manager, Mr. Jide
Ogunluyi, said the philosophy of the station was to break new grounds in
broadcasting using urban and digital platforms to galvanise information
dissemination to all nooks and crannies of the country.
Ogunluyi, who boasts of 27-year experience in broadcasting, said New Cruse
92.7 FM has brought fresh ideas in broadcasting to the airwaves in line
with modern trends.
He said: "Our content seeks to provide unique but balanced news devoid of
political interest or sentiments. The promoter of the station is a
thoroughbred lawyer who has no political or sectional interest to protect.
"To this end, programmes and news content seek to break the age-long
sectional interests of radio stations in the axis. We boast of thoroughbred
and refined professionals in broadcasting with vast experience.
"The man in charge of the station flaunts a 27-year experience in
broadcasting having obtained certificate courses from the BBC and Voice of
America apart from studying Mass Communication from the Polytechnic and a
postgraduate degree from the university."
Jibrin Ibrahim <jibrinibrahim891@gmail.com>: May 08 12:23PM +0100
*Kano Against Covid-19*
*Jibrin Ibrahim, Friday Column, Daily Trust, 8th May 2020*
Northern Nigerian States such as Jigawa, Sokoto, Borno and Yobe have joined
the list of States with rapidly growing cases of Covid-19. The rapid growth
has been linked to poor physical distancing practices such as the
continuation of congregational prayers, burial and funeral practices,
persistence of doubts within the community about the existence of the
disease and disarray and inadequate resources in the health care system. To
address these issues in the State, a citizens and civil society initiative,
Kano Against Covid-19 was established. In a press statement signed by A. B.
Mahmoud SAN and others, they sought to define the nature of the crisis and
the best way of addressing it.
They point out that the Covid-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented
crisis globally and nationally. In Nigeria, it was obvious that there was
a very slow start to the response of governments both at Federal and State
levels. However, the response has picked up and gathered momentum at the
National level with business leaders and philanthropists playing a very
significant role. Some states such as Lagos, have exhibited much greater
capability and professionalism in dealing with the crisis and have been
able to mobilize resources within a short span of time to put effective
structures on ground and also address some of the humanitarian needs of
their people.
Unfortunately, the situation in Kano State has been quite worrisome if not
alarming. There is evidence of full-scale community transmission with
significant increase in the number of deaths recorded in the last three
weeks. It was obvious that there was inadequate preparation at the state
level and control measures were ineffective. There was lack of clear
messaging to the citizens by the State Government. Discordant tunes were
also coming from some religious and community leaders expressing doubts
about the disease. The lockdown subsequently introduced by the State
authorities and extended by the Federal Government was not vigorously
enforced. There was seeming dissonance in the institutional framework for
the coordination of the State Covid-19 Control efforts including crisis
within the State Task Force after some of its members became infected. The
only testing facility at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) was
temporarily closed after being contaminated and although two additional
testing centres have been opened, the testing capacity remains low.
It was in this context that Kano stakeholders and community leaders came
together to establish the citizen initiative – *Kano Against
Covid-19*. Its objectives
are to engage in advocacy and mobilization along the three tiers of
government, within the community, the private sector, civil society and
international partners to combat the pandemic; identify the key problems
and challenges that bedevil the efforts to curb the spread of COVID 19 In
the State; develop an intervention logic and set of practices that will
address the problems and challenges identified and finally, develop a
framework on how to engage collectively to contribute to a better strategy
of curtailing and containing the spread of the virus in Kano
People who have been engaged in the initiative are prominent community
leaders, professionals of various backgrounds and civil society leaders.
The leadership of the initiative include Bashir Othman Tofa, Abba Dabo,
Prof. M. Y. Bello, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, Isyaku Umar Tofa, Fatima Wali,
Sule Yahaya Hamma, A. B. Mahmoud SAN, Maryam Uwais, Amal Hassan and
professors M. Y. Bello, Auwal Yadudu, Mohammed Tabiu and Jibrin Ibrahim.
Participants in virtual meetings by the initiative include Dr. Sani Aliyu,
Chief Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Dr. Nasir
Sani Gwarzo, Head of the Presidential Task Force to Kano along with his
colleague Dr. Mukhtar Mohammed. Others are Prof. Musa Mohammed Borodo the
Head of the Scientific Committee of the Kano State Government on Covid-19
and Ms Zouera Youssoufou, CEO of Aliko Dangote Foundation.
Kano Against Covid-19 has been concerned about the situation because
assessments have demonstrated that Kano is at the stage of widespread
community spread of the disease especially in the densely populated core
local government areas of the metropolis: Dala, Municipal and Gwale. It
recommends that it is it is urgent to establish the extent and pattern of
the epidemic by rapidly expanding testing and the provision of more testing
centres and kits; the provision of more bed spaces for isolation, setting
up triage and holding areas to facilitate safe case management of patients
and the the adoption of a unified management protocols for all COVID
patients in the State. Given that a significant number of medical personnel
have become infected, there is urgent need for the procurement and delivery
of sufficient PPEs for their protection. Most medical centres in the State
have stopped admitting patients for non-covid-19 infections and a system of
triage, sorting and provision of telemedicine facilities should be
introduced urgently to ensure medical care for all sick persons. Urgent
measures to provide for the welfare of Advocacy for health care workers -
Remuneration, Accommodation, Adequate protection, Health Insurance.
Establishment of a joint task force consisting of the members of the
current state Task Force and representation from AKTH and NOH Dala – for
improved synergy and coordination and for unified decisions and
implementation strategies.
One of the problems identified is that there is a profound series of
misunderstanding of the disease in Kano and working with key stakeholders –
the State Government, traditional rulers and religious leaders, the
initiative would work towards improving public enlightenment on combatting
the epidemic. Currently, the continuation of congregational prayers in some
mosques, playing of football and other sports, mass attendance of burials
all indicate a very poor understanding of physical distancing which the
initiative would work towards addressing. It is also necessary to work with
stakeholders to popularize the advisory delivered by the Nigerian Supreme
Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) on the interment of possible victims of
COVID-19 pandemic which recommends safer and Islamically legitimate ways of
washing, shrouding carrying out Janazah prayers for suspected Covid-19
victims.Same for the recommendation that attendance at Funerals (Salatul
Janazah and Burial) for all Deceased (COVID19 and Non-COVID19) during the
period of the Pandemic should NOT be attended by people vulnerable to
COVID19.
The Kano Against Covid-19 Initiative is also deploying mechanisms to
support the use of technology to address the crisis. This includes working
with relevant stakeholders to develop content to mount a social media
enlightenment campaign; setting up a call centre facility to support easier
contact with NCDC and another call centre for the public seeking
interventions. An App is also being developed that would enable people to
self-test themselves based on questions provided by the Ministry of Health.
The result of the self-test would go directly to the NCDC and it can use it
as basis to act.
The Kano Against Covid-19 Initiative has developed a governance and
delivery framework. The main organs of the initiative are a Governing
Council that provides oversight and serves as a liaison organ with Federal
and State authorities as well as other stakeholders such as Ulama religious
and traditional leaders. There is also a Steering Committee which is the
main decision organ of the Initiative. The main work is however done by
technical committees. The Secretariat of Kano Against Covid-19 is at the
Centre for Technology and Development (CITAD).
Professor Jibrin Ibrahim
Senior Fellow
Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja
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Yusuf Adamu <yusufadamu@gmail.com>: May 08 02:06PM +0100
This is a good initiative. It is important to ensure the support of the
ulama especially the outspoken few whose comments are always counter
productive to all the efforts done to get the public to understand the
danger of the disease and how it spread.
Secondly, the app being develop should consider some risk factors ignored
in the NCDC app, noting that we now have community transmissions. These
include attending congested spaces like daily congregations where social
distancing is not practice as well as use of face mask at prayers.
Attending burials and the normal sympathy sittings all add to the risk of
contracting or spreading the disease.
May God help us.
Yusuf Adamu
"Harrow, Kenneth" <harrow@msu.edu>: May 08 02:26PM
the latest worldometer statistics give nigeria 3500 cases and 107 deaths. that is very low. i hope it is correct.
to give a perspective on it. i live in michigan, one of 50 states--one hard hit, all the same. we have 45,000 cases and 4,300 deaths. the rate is going down. but still, look at this difference.
michigan has a population of about 10 million. nigeria about 206 million.
so, things are much much much better in nigeria.
ken
kenneth harrow
professor emeritus
dept of english
michigan state university
517 803-8839
harrow@msu.edu
________________________________
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Sent: Friday, May 8, 2020 9:06 AM
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Kano Against COVID-19
This is a good initiative. It is important to ensure the support of the ulama especially the outspoken few whose comments are always counter productive to all the efforts done to get the public to understand the danger of the disease and how it spread.
Secondly, the app being develop should consider some risk factors ignored in the NCDC app, noting that we now have community transmissions. These include attending congested spaces like daily congregations where social distancing is not practice as well as use of face mask at prayers. Attending burials and the normal sympathy sittings all add to the risk of contracting or spreading the disease.
May God help us.
Yusuf Adamu
On Fri, 8 May 2020, 12:29 Jibrin Ibrahim <jibrinibrahim891@gmail.com<mailto:jibrinibrahim891@gmail.com>> wrote:
Kano Against Covid-19
Jibrin Ibrahim, Friday Column, Daily Trust, 8th May 2020
Northern Nigerian States such as Jigawa, Sokoto, Borno and Yobe have joined the list of States with rapidly growing cases of Covid-19. The rapid growth has been linked to poor physical distancing practices such as the continuation of congregational prayers, burial and funeral practices, persistence of doubts within the community about the existence of the disease and disarray and inadequate resources in the health care system. To address these issues in the State, a citizens and civil society initiative, Kano Against Covid-19 was established. In a press statement signed by A. B. Mahmoud SAN and others, they sought to define the nature of the crisis and the best way of addressing it.
They point out that the Covid-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented crisis globally and nationally. In Nigeria, it was obvious that there was a very slow start to the response of governments both at Federal and State levels. However, the response has picked up and gathered momentum at the National level with business leaders and philanthropists playing a very significant role. Some states such as Lagos, have exhibited much greater capability and professionalism in dealing with the crisis and have been able to mobilize resources within a short span of time to put effective structures on ground and also address some of the humanitarian needs of their people.
Unfortunately, the situation in Kano State has been quite worrisome if not alarming. There is evidence of full-scale community transmission with significant increase in the number of deaths recorded in the last three weeks. It was obvious that there was inadequate preparation at the state level and control measures were ineffective. There was lack of clear messaging to the citizens by the State Government. Discordant tunes were also coming from some religious and community leaders expressing doubts about the disease. The lockdown subsequently introduced by the State authorities and extended by the Federal Government was not vigorously enforced. There was seeming dissonance in the institutional framework for the coordination of the State Covid-19 Control efforts including crisis within the State Task Force after some of its members became infected. The only testing facility at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) was temporarily closed after being contaminated and although two additional testing centres have been opened, the testing capacity remains low.
It was in this context that Kano stakeholders and community leaders came together to establish the citizen initiative – Kano Against Covid-19. Its objectives are to engage in advocacy and mobilization along the three tiers of government, within the community, the private sector, civil society and international partners to combat the pandemic; identify the key problems and challenges that bedevil the efforts to curb the spread of COVID 19 In the State; develop an intervention logic and set of practices that will address the problems and challenges identified and finally, develop a framework on how to engage collectively to contribute to a better strategy of curtailing and containing the spread of the virus in Kano
People who have been engaged in the initiative are prominent community leaders, professionals of various backgrounds and civil society leaders. The leadership of the initiative include Bashir Othman Tofa, Abba Dabo, Prof. M. Y. Bello, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, Isyaku Umar Tofa, Fatima Wali, Sule Yahaya Hamma, A. B. Mahmoud SAN, Maryam Uwais, Amal Hassan and professors M. Y. Bello, Auwal Yadudu, Mohammed Tabiu and Jibrin Ibrahim. Participants in virtual meetings by the initiative include Dr. Sani Aliyu, Chief Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Dr. Nasir Sani Gwarzo, Head of the Presidential Task Force to Kano along with his colleague Dr. Mukhtar Mohammed. Others are Prof. Musa Mohammed Borodo the Head of the Scientific Committee of the Kano State Government on Covid-19 and Ms Zouera Youssoufou, CEO of Aliko Dangote Foundation.
Kano Against Covid-19 has been concerned about the situation because assessments have demonstrated that Kano is at the stage of widespread community spread of the disease especially in the densely populated core local government areas of the metropolis: Dala, Municipal and Gwale. It recommends that it is it is urgent to establish the extent and pattern of the epidemic by rapidly expanding testing and the provision of more testing centres and kits; the provision of more bed spaces for isolation, setting up triage and holding areas to facilitate safe case management of patients and the the adoption of a unified management protocols for all COVID patients in the State. Given that a significant number of medical personnel have become infected, there is urgent need for the procurement and delivery of sufficient PPEs for their protection. Most medical centres in the State have stopped admitting patients for non-covid-19 infections and a system of triage, sorting and provision of telemedicine facilities should be introduced urgently to ensure medical care for all sick persons. Urgent measures to provide for the welfare of Advocacy for health care workers - Remuneration, Accommodation, Adequate protection, Health Insurance. Establishment of a joint task force consisting of the members of the current state Task Force and representation from AKTH and NOH Dala – for improved synergy and coordination and for unified decisions and implementation strategies.
One of the problems identified is that there is a profound series of misunderstanding of the disease in Kano and working with key stakeholders – the State Government, traditional rulers and religious leaders, the initiative would work towards improving public enlightenment on combatting the epidemic. Currently, the continuation of congregational prayers in some mosques, playing of football and other sports, mass attendance of burials all indicate a very poor understanding of physical distancing which the initiative would work towards addressing. It is also necessary to work with stakeholders to popularize the advisory delivered by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) on the interment of possible victims of COVID-19 pandemic which recommends safer and Islamically legitimate ways of washing, shrouding carrying out Janazah prayers for suspected Covid-19 victims.Same for the recommendation that attendance at Funerals (Salatul Janazah and Burial) for all Deceased (COVID19 and Non-COVID19) during the period of the Pandemic should NOT be attended by people vulnerable to COVID19.
The Kano Against Covid-19 Initiative is also deploying mechanisms to support the use of technology to address the crisis. This includes working with relevant stakeholders to develop content to mount a social media enlightenment campaign; setting up a call centre facility to support easier contact with NCDC and another call centre for the public seeking interventions. An App is also being developed that would enable people to self-test themselves based on questions provided by the Ministry of Health. The result of the self-test would go directly to the NCDC and it can use it as basis to act.
The Kano Against Covid-19 Initiative has developed a governance and delivery framework. The main organs of the initiative are a Governing Council that provides oversight and serves as a liaison organ with Federal and State authorities as well as other stakeholders such as Ulama religious and traditional leaders. There is also a Steering Committee which is the main decision organ of the Initiative. The main work is however done by technical committees. The Secretariat of Kano Against Covid-19 is at the Centre for Technology and Development (CITAD).
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"Emeagwali, Gloria (History)" <emeagwali@ccsu.edu>: May 08 04:55PM
Ken,
We don't know about the testing methodology.
How many persons per thousand?
And are the citizens in Kano and environs allowing such testing freely, given their
suspicions of such programs?
How do you convince a faith - based believer
that he/she can become a victim of Covid 19?
How do you inform such a believer that there
is no protection, invincibility, favoritism, exceptionalism, or divine intervention, as far as the virus is concerned?
GE
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the latest worldometer statistics give nigeria 3500 cases and 107 deaths. that is very low. i hope it is correct.
to give a perspective on it. i live in michigan, one of 50 states--one hard hit, all the same. we have 45,000 cases and 4,300 deaths. the rate is going down. but still, look at this difference.
michigan has a population of about 10 million. nigeria about 206 million.
so, things are much much much better in nigeria.
ken
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This is a good initiative. It is important to ensure the support of the ulama especially the outspoken few whose comments are always counter productive to all the efforts done to get the public to understand the danger of the disease and how it spread.
Secondly, the app being develop should consider some risk factors ignored in the NCDC app, noting that we now have community transmissions. These include attending congested spaces like daily congregations where social distancing is not practice as well as use of face mask at prayers. Attending burials and the normal sympathy sittings all add to the risk of contracting or spreading the disease.
May God help us.
Yusuf Adamu
On Fri, 8 May 2020, 12:29 Jibrin Ibrahim <jibrinibrahim891@gmail.com<mailto:jibrinibrahim891@gmail.com>> wrote:
Kano Against Covid-19
Jibrin Ibrahim, Friday Column, Daily Trust, 8th May 2020
Northern Nigerian States such as Jigawa, Sokoto, Borno and Yobe have joined the list of States with rapidly growing cases of Covid-19. The rapid growth has been linked to poor physical distancing practices such as the continuation of congregational prayers, burial and funeral practices, persistence of doubts within the community about the existence of the disease and disarray and inadequate resources in the health care system. To address these issues in the State, a citizens and civil society initiative, Kano Against Covid-19 was established. In a press statement signed by A. B. Mahmoud SAN and others, they sought to define the nature of the crisis and the best way of addressing it.
They point out that the Covid-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented crisis globally and nationally. In Nigeria, it was obvious that there was a very slow start to the response of governments both at Federal and State levels. However, the response has picked up and gathered momentum at the National level with business leaders and philanthropists playing a very significant role. Some states such as Lagos, have exhibited much greater capability and professionalism in dealing with the crisis and have been able to mobilize resources within a short span of time to put effective structures on ground and also address some of the humanitarian needs of their people.
Unfortunately, the situation in Kano State has been quite worrisome if not alarming. There is evidence of full-scale community transmission with significant increase in the number of deaths recorded in the last three weeks. It was obvious that there was inadequate preparation at the state level and control measures were ineffective. There was lack of clear messaging to the citizens by the State Government. Discordant tunes were also coming from some religious and community leaders expressing doubts about the disease. The lockdown subsequently introduced by the State authorities and extended by the Federal Government was not vigorously enforced. There was seeming dissonance in the institutional framework for the coordination of the State Covid-19 Control efforts including crisis within the State Task Force after some of its members became infected. The only testing facility at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) was temporarily closed after being contaminated and although two additional testing centres have been opened, the testing capacity remains low.
It was in this context that Kano stakeholders and community leaders came together to establish the citizen initiative – Kano Against Covid-19. Its objectives are to engage in advocacy and mobilization along the three tiers of government, within the community, the private sector, civil society and international partners to combat the pandemic; identify the key problems and challenges that bedevil the efforts to curb the spread of COVID 19 In the State; develop an intervention logic and set of practices that will address the problems and challenges identified and finally, develop a framework on how to engage collectively to contribute to a better strategy of curtailing and containing the spread of the virus in Kano
People who have been engaged in the initiative are prominent community leaders, professionals of various backgrounds and civil society leaders. The leadership of the initiative include Bashir Othman Tofa, Abba Dabo, Prof. M. Y. Bello, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, Isyaku Umar Tofa, Fatima Wali, Sule Yahaya Hamma, A. B. Mahmoud SAN, Maryam Uwais, Amal Hassan and professors M. Y. Bello, Auwal Yadudu, Mohammed Tabiu and Jibrin Ibrahim. Participants in virtual meetings by the initiative include Dr. Sani Aliyu, Chief Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Dr. Nasir Sani Gwarzo, Head of the Presidential Task Force to Kano along with his colleague Dr. Mukhtar Mohammed. Others are Prof. Musa Mohammed Borodo the Head of the Scientific Committee of the Kano State Government on Covid-19 and Ms Zouera Youssoufou, CEO of Aliko Dangote Foundation.
Kano Against Covid-19 has been concerned about the situation because assessments have demonstrated that Kano is at the stage of widespread community spread of the disease especially in the densely populated core local government areas of the metropolis: Dala, Municipal and Gwale. It recommends that it is it is urgent to establish the extent and pattern of the epidemic by rapidly expanding testing and the provision of more testing centres and kits; the provision of more bed spaces for isolation, setting up triage and holding areas to facilitate safe case management of patients and the the adoption of a unified management protocols for all COVID patients in the State. Given that a significant number of medical personnel have become infected, there is urgent need for the procurement and delivery of sufficient PPEs for their protection. Most medical centres in the State have stopped admitting patients for non-covid-19 infections and a system of triage, sorting and provision of telemedicine facilities should be introduced urgently to ensure medical care for all sick persons. Urgent measures to provide for the welfare of Advocacy for health care workers - Remuneration, Accommodation, Adequate protection, Health Insurance. Establishment of a joint task force consisting of the members of the current state Task Force and representation from AKTH and NOH Dala – for improved synergy and coordination and for unified decisions and implementation strategies.
One of the problems identified is that there is a profound series of misunderstanding of the disease in Kano and working with key stakeholders – the State Government, traditional rulers and religious leaders, the initiative would work towards improving public enlightenment on combatting the epidemic. Currently, the continuation of congregational prayers in some mosques, playing of football and other sports, mass attendance of burials all indicate a very poor understanding of physical distancing which the initiative would work towards addressing. It is also necessary to work with stakeholders to popularize the advisory delivered by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) on the interment of possible victims of COVID-19 pandemic which recommends safer and Islamically legitimate ways of washing, shrouding carrying out Janazah prayers for suspected Covid-19 victims.Same for the recommendation that attendance at Funerals (Salatul Janazah and Burial) for all Deceased (COVID19 and Non-COVID19) during the period of the Pandemic should NOT be attended by people vulnerable to COVID19.
The Kano Against Covid-19 Initiative is also deploying mechanisms to support the use of technology to address the crisis. This includes working with relevant stakeholders to develop content to mount a social media enlightenment campaign; setting up a call centre facility to support easier contact with NCDC and another call centre for the public seeking interventions. An App is also being developed that would enable people to self-test themselves based on questions provided by the Ministry of Health. The result of the self-test would go directly to the NCDC and it can use it as basis to act.
The Kano Against Covid-19 Initiative has developed a governance and delivery framework. The main organs of the initiative are a Governing Council that provides oversight and serves as a liaison organ with Federal and State authorities as well as other stakeholders such as Ulama religious and traditional leaders. There is also a Steering Committee which is the main decision organ of the Initiative. The main work is however done by technical committees. The Secretariat of Kano Against Covid-19 is at the Centre for Technology and Development (CITAD).
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A big congratulations to our own Gloria Chuku…the release by the Dean of her college:
2020-21 Lipitz Professor in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Dear colleagues,
I am delighted to announce that Professor Gloria Chuku, of the Department of Africana Studies, has been named the Lipitz Professor of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences for 2020-21. This professorship is supported by an endowment created by Roger C. Lipitz and the Lipitz Family Foundation "to recognize and support innovative and distinguished teaching and research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County."
Dr. Chuku is a historian with nearly three decades of experience as a scholar, teacher, and leader. Her scholarship broadly examines the history and culture of the Igbo people, one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria (Africa's most populous country). Dr. Chuku's signature strength is her intellectual dexterity: she has adroitly used her deep knowledge of Igbo culture as a foundation from which to develop seminal and widely cited monographs on ethno-nationalism, gender, economics, decolonization, conflict, and African-centered epistemological traditions. She has published three books (with a fourth due out shortly) and more than three dozen book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles, and has presented her work through more than 63 refereed conference presentations and 48 invited lectures, symposia, or keynote addresses. Her research is internationally renowned for its innovation, methodological rigor, and critical intersectional analysis. She has received funding support for her research from UMBC, the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad grant, the West African Research Association, the Dresher Center for the Humanities, and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa.
Dr. Chuku's publications have increasingly appeared as part of the canon of interdisciplinary historical literature in universities in Nigeria, Cameroon, South Africa, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and South Korea. In 2017 she received the prestigious Ali Mazrui Award for Scholarship and Research Excellence, an international award that recognizes a pre-eminent scholar of African studies for their research and scholarly achievement, becoming the first woman to receive this award. In 2018 she organized an international conference at UMBC on the history and legacy of women's roles in the Nigeria-Biafra War, bringing to campus internationally renowned scholars and activists from Africa, Germany, England, Canada, and the United States.
Throughout her career Dr. Chuku has held positions of leadership within her field, notably as president and vice president of the Nigerian Studies Association and as a member of numerous advisory boards for journals and scholarly presses. Since 2016 she has served as Chair of UMBC's Department of Africana Studies. She has revived UMBC's participation in the Model African Union, a national student simulation conference, and has created the annual Taste of Africa event for the UMBC community. Dr. Chuku's service to the UMBC community is wide-ranging and deep, including on the coordinating committees for Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies and the Language, Literacy, and Culture Doctoral Program and the Provost's Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Activities.
As the Lipitz Professor, Dr. Chuku will carry out research for her new book project, Becoming Igbo in Nigeria and the Diaspora: A History of Ethnic Identity Formation and Negotiation.
Please join me in congratulating Gloria Chuku on this well-deserved recognition!
With best wishes,
Scott E. Casper
Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences / Professor of History
University of Maryland, Baltimore County / 1000 Hilltop Circle / Baltimore, MD 21250
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Gloria Chuku is the first Black faculty to receive this award.
Previous Lipitz Professors have been Professors Carlo DiClemente, John Sturgeon, Thomas Field, James Grubb, Leslie Morgan, Raphael Falco, Linda Dusman, Devin Hagerty, Shari Waldstein, Anne Sarah Rubin, Carole McCann, Dan Bailey, and Jessica Berman.
Gloria Emeagwali <gloria.emeagwali@gmail.com>: May 08 12:40PM -0400
Hearty congratulations to
Gloria Chuku.
GE
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