Covid-19: Do you have it on record that the Chinese President spoke once to his Country? – Femi Adesina reacts to Nigerians requesting Buhari’s subsequent Address
Special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina has questioned Nigerians who are demanding that President Buhari address the country frequently amidst the pandemic.
According to an interview on Arise TV, Adesina noted that though the Chinese president never addressed the country for once but still, they combated coronavirus in 10 to 12 weeks.
His words;
”This pandemic started as an Epidemic in China, became a pandemic and China after 10 to 12 weeks, has succeeded in beating the situation. But do you have it on record that the Chinese president spoke once to his country? It is not on record that the Chinese president spoke once to his country yet they have beaten the pandemic. It is beceause action speeds louder than words.
“I have responded to this before. I know some rogue elements in the media tried to tilt it against me saying that I said it’s not the president’s style to speak to Nigerians. That is not what I said. I said style differs from person to person. The style of the Chinese president was not to speak but to act. The style of the American president is to speak as much as possible to his people. But is it not results that matter at the end of the day? The president has set processes, procedures and machinery in motion and as long as they are working and talking to Nigerians, that is all that matters
“There is a saying that too many cooks spoil the broth. That saying remains true yesterday, today and tomorrow. What do we have to gain from the babel of voices. The president like I have said before, speaks when it becomes imperative. As at last Sunday it became imperative to speak to the country and he has spoken. If in future in the likely event that this last longer and he needs to speak again, he would speak but he is not the person that would talk everyday.” he said
Adesina was also asked to address rumors that a high ranking official within the Aso Rock had died from Coronavirus as well as news of Abba Kyari being relieved of his job after he tested positive for Coronavirus. He replied;
“The times do not call for scepticism at all rather it calls for believing factual information not to follow false and fake news. The two you have mentioned are obviously false, obviousl fake and thrown out there by mischief makers. There is no truth to the two news items”
