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28 — Vanguard, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021 COVID-19 stories by children IT all seems like memories from a distant past. But it’s not. This time last year we were in a lockdown. The world was under the monstrous grip of the coronavirus. Rumours and speculations about the origin and nature of this invincible foe were rife, leaving data and science in the dust. Fear ruled the world. The situation in Europe, especially in Italy and Spain, was particularly dire as the virus overwhelmed their sophisticated medical systems. While researchers and scientists struggled to crack the pathogen, dead bodies that could not be accommodated in morgues began to spill onto church pews and public places. It was like a horror movie too deranged to script. In Nigeria, things unfolded slowly. It was difficult to believe that the roundthe-clock horror TV stories were real. Then, it began to unfold. Within two months of Nigeria recording the index victim, any lingering doubts that the virus had not come to play were settled when Abba Kyari, the President’s chief of staff, died from COVID-19 related complications. Today, over 2,000 deaths have been recorded, out of 166,000 reported – frankly under-reported – infections. At first, the reports were statistics, then they became names, and not too long afterwards, faces of people we know. Over-said? In a gloomy forecast released in April 2020, the Economic Commission for Africa, ECA, said between 300,000 and 3.3million Africans may die from coronavirus, under different scenarios. For a continent already beset by poverty and a host of deadly diseases, Corona could only compound our misery. It turned out that ECA overstated its case. There’s no doubt, however, that the virus has made things worse in many ways. Not only in terms of the millions of lives lost or livelihoods ruined, but also in terms of the impact that the virus has had on children, who are among the most vulnerable. Adults have obviously been the most impacted, because of the nature of the virus. But for almost every adult affected, a child has been at the receiving end of the grief. For every parent that died, a child has been bereaved. For every teacher that died, a child has lost a shining light. And for every school that was closed during lockdown, millions of children in poor countries without access to the internet were left farther behind. Impacted Children have suffered in a way they only know and can tell. According to data by the South African Journal of Science in July-August 2020, 173 million schools in 156 countries were impacted by lockdowns. That’s not all. The toll in well-being has just been as devastating. In Nigeria, for example, babies born at the height of the pandemic could not receive their normal postnatal vaccinations, exposing them to avoidable childhood diseases that could affect them later on in life. Resources that could have been deployed in childcare and support were diverted to emergency use to save an adult population imprisoned by fear, hesitancy, politics and useless conspiracy theories. And children bear the brunt. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF: “The global socio-economic crisis caused by the pandemic could push 142 million more children into financially poor households in developing countries.” UNICEF estimates that the total number of children living in poverty worldwide could reach 725 million or nearly the entire population of Africa very soon. We’re still counting the costs. An NGO, the Global Partnership for Education, reported in March, that Nigeria’s perennially underfunded education budget took a further cut last year from N568 billion (about $1.5 billion) to N509 billion (roughly $1.34 billion). That is about a 10.4 percent cut. When you add the learning crisis and other threats to child survival and health to the mix, you’ll understand why for some children, the impact of the pandemic may be lifelong. But we don’t even know their stories. Or maybe we think we do since the adult population makes a virtue of chewing the microphone, even when children are involved. Special tribute To mark this year’s Children’s Day, which is May 27, LEADERSHIP invited children from five secondary schools in Abuja to produce a special newspaper, headlined: “My COV- ID-19 experience.” Here’s how a few of the children told their own stories, in their own words: ‘An unexpected blow’ Eriken Esther Chinaza SS 2D, GSS, Area 10, Garki COVID-19 struck the world unexpectedly. Because of the lockdown, many people did not have access to food. There was high rate of crimes, such as kidnapping and rape. Government introduced online learning but access was limited. Even for those with handsets, network was a problem. Also, not everyone had the money to buy data. But those of us whose parents work 24 hours a day were happy that we got to see them. ‘At some point, I got tired of even family’ Purity Nnodim SASCON International School, Maitama I smile when I remember the day I was sent home Today, the Nigerian child faces a double whammy of the lingering fallouts of Corona and the predations of a country broken by violence on the watch of an incompetent leadership; yet, the memories shared in these stories carry in them the seeds that could reinvent our country! from school because my elder brother had caught chicken pox. My teacher presumed that I might have contracted the infection from him. I was hurt because I missed a lot. Little did I know that, in a few years, I would be sent home for nearly six months, all in the name of a tiny but mighty virus called Corona! I missed talking and laughing with my friends face-to-face. Our chats had no life attached to them. At some point, I even got tired of my family. Since we were all at home and saw each other’s faces every day, it didn’t surprise me that we soon got bored of ourselves and turned that boredom into anger and arguments. My brother and I quarrelled about anything and everything, including the TV remote control? The only thing that kept me sane was social media. ‘I started writing novels’ OnovoChidimmaThehilah SS 1G, GSS, Wuse Zone 3 All I did for the first few weeks was to eat, sleep and gain weight. After a while, I realised that this whole lockdown was actually supposed to “benefit” me. So, later, I started writing novels. I engaged in online lessons from my school to help me prepare more. Things were tough for some people, but we had enough to eat and drink. How could I forget? There were times I was so bored; my sisters would ask me: ‘Are you not feeling bored?’ I cured my boredom by reading and writing, watching TV and sleeping. One day, I thought that this was an opportunity for me to make myself more useful to myself, my neighbours and my parents. And I did. ‘Lockdown affected my family financially’ Adebisi Mubeenah Adeola SS 1B, GSS, Lugbe The lockdown affected my family financially. My father is a transport operator. Inter-state travel was stopped, and he could not work again. My mother, who is a trader, could no longer go out to sell her goods. But, fortunately for us, help came from family members. ‘Our meals went from 1- 1-1 To 1-0-1’ Vivian Ojo-Ache SS 1G, GSS, Lugbe Mum made garri (staple from cassava) in many ways: sometimes we soaked it with sugar and groundnut; at other times, she made eba, and so on. I did not expect “Phase 3” of the lockdown, but it came. It was announced on June 30, 2020. This phase was expected to last four weeks from Tuesday, June 30, to July 27, 2020. Four more weeks with no school, no friends, more carbohydrates! It wasn’t funny! ‘Young girls of my age were getting pregnant’ Idris Zuwaira Anointed Secondary School, Mpape Every day, I prayed that one day the sun would rise and schools would be reopened. This was because the situation was going from bad to worse with each passing day. Young girls my age were getting pregnant. My parents were worried and fearful of contracting COVID-19 or getting arrested for violating the health guidelines. We were left to fate. I cried endlessly, remembering how much my parents used to take care of us when there was money and freedom to move around. I can’t forget. How can? Today, the Nigerian child faces a double whammy of the lingering fallouts of Corona and the predations of a country broken by violence on the watch of an incompetent leadership. Yet, the memories shared in these stories carry in them the seeds that could reinvent our country! :Vanguard News Farming: Delta flags off 2020/2021 YAGEP orientation workshop By Festus Ahon ASABA—DELTA State Job and Wealth Creation Bureau, has flagged off the 2020/ 2021 Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme, YAGEP, circle with orientation workshop for 158 crop farmers. Addressing the beneficiaries, the Chief Job and Wealth Creation Officer of the State, Prof Eric Eboh, Tuesday, said YAGEP was aimed at creating jobs and wealth by training, establishing and supporting youths to become agricultural entrepreneurs who would be gainfully self-employed and employers of labour. He explained that the Orientation and Farm Enterprise Training, OFET was organized to enroll and familiarize the beneficiaries with the principles and methods of YAGEP with special reference to key management topics and issues such as critical success factors in farm enterprise management, farm records and accounts, managing risks and uncertainties in agricultural production and agricultural insurance by Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation. While listing the categories of YAGEP as Green YAGEP and Brown YAGEP, he said Green YAGEP were youths who are freshers in agricultural enterprises but required training in a chosen agricultural skill followed with provision of facilities, materials and financial support to start-up and run an agricultural enterprise. According to him, Brown YAGEP are youths who already had agricultural skills and own agricultural enterprises but needed refresher training in practical and managerial skills plus support packages to grow and sustain their existing enterprises. Disclosing that YAGEP has run five successful cycles with a total of number of 1,174 beneficiaries who were trained, established and supported in various agricultural enterprises including poultry, crop production, piggery, fish production, agro-processing and agribusiness, from 2015 to 2020, he said YAGEP was in its sixth cycle. Eboh said 400 beneficiaries would be enrolled in Fish Production, Poultry, Piggery and Crop Production out of which only 158 of them in Crop Production were present for the first batch of OFET. Lawyer urges thorough investigation over rape of 14-year-old By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY—A Benin based lawyer, Olayiwola Afolabi has called on the Delta state government to ensure thorough investigation and prosecution of all those involved in a rape incident involving a14 year old (name witheld) which took place in Ogboli, Aniocha North local government area of Delta state. A letter addressed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa which copy was also sent to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Delta state and some media outfits including Vanguard, Afolabi said the alleged rape has created damage and possible lifelong injury in the life of the girl and that not taking prompt action against the alleged perpetrators Odebala congratulates Orodje of Okpe as TROMOCON chairman By Paul Olayemi SAPELE—TWO time Delta state House of Assembly member and Chairman of Delta State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency(RUWASSA) Ejaife Omizu Odebala has congratulated the Orodje of Okpe kingdom, Major General Mujakpuero on his emergence as chairman of the chairman of traditional rulers of oil mineral producing community of Nigeria, TROMPCON. In a statement, through his Media aide, Isiakpere Hope Jasper in Sapele yesterday, the former commissioner representing Okpe, Sapele, and Ethiope West in the board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Commission, DESOPADEC,said that the sacrifices of the retired Major General in ensuring peace and progress of the nation, especially his commitment at assignments,has been outstanding. He thanked the traditional rulers of the various oil communities for putting faith in the Monarch, adding that it was an elevated responsibility given could lead to delay in justice. He said: “Sir, we are reliably informed that the girl, who is a student in SS 3 with high hopes, sustained a second degree perineal tear, with her hymen jaggedly torn as a result of this sordid act carried out on her “ He said “this barbaric act, to our utmost surprise and consternation” was allegedly masterminded by the victim’s neigbhour who he alleged is a known cultist on ground that the victim was allegedly having an amorous relationship with his father. “Sir, we therefore appeal to you to use your good office to make sure the aforementioned miscreants are swiftly brought to justice, and face the wrath of law for the injustices they meted out to the victim” to a deserving Royal father. According to him, the Orodje has the requisite experience for this new position having served in various capacities in the Nigeria Army and rising to the post of a GOC, "he is a bridge builder, a man of peace and integrity whose leadership had been very beneficial to the kingdom and humanity. As a custodian of culture and tradition, the Orodje has played significant roles in the promotion of harmony, socio-cultural cooperation, communal living and peaceful co-existence among the Urhobo and other ethnic groups in the state,” "He has also made Okpe kingdom peaceful and investorfriendly since he ascended the ancient throne. On behalf of my family, I warmly felicitate with HRM Maj.-Gen. Felix Mujakperuo (Rtd.), CFR, Orhue I, the Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, on his emergence as TROMPCON chairman. “I join the people of Okpe Kingdom in celebrating the new TROMPCON chairman, may God continue to bless the king with good health, wisdom and strength to continue his reign in the Kingdom.
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