POLITICS OF COVID-19 IN NIGERIA: A CRITIQUE

Abstract

This paper focuses of the politics of the Nigerian government during the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Nigeria. It explores the impact of the Nigerian government distrust initiatives and how it worsened the already bartered Nigerians during the Coronavirus period. The paper adopts a historical and analytical research method. It utilises primary and secondary sources of information. From what has been done so far in this research, the paper found out that politics of Covid-19 in Nigeria was an addendum to corruption and distrust nature of the Nigerian political class. The paper recommends that the Nigerian government should be totally committed to the Nigerian people most especially in the era of global challenges. It also recommends that during a critical period like the Covid-19, Nigerian government should learn to detached from western ideas and initiatives to establish its own plan of action in tackling global challenges.