On COVID-19 Vaccine And The Problem Of Distrust Between Government And The People -By Abdulrahman Yunusa

The wise among politicians and public office holders always do as they can to win the hearts of their people by being nice to them in the period of easiness and hardship. But in our world of today, the reality is very nauseating. And its an irrefutable fact, loosing trust is akin to loosing popular support in politics.

As it’s obvious the World have witnessed a gloomy time where a pandemic is ravaging everywhere within all the angles of the world, so now its a better time for all as we take a big step toward curtailing the virus through the use of strong anti-covid vaccine. But sadly people are taking there sight somewhere else. Why this ?

Truth is that, It’s the Nigeria political system and the nature of our outdated democracy that nurture politicians to be pathological liars, fake status quo changers and promise breakers all the time. The more people shower their unwavering allegiance to a certain politician the more they would be disappointed because he/she must be convinced by the system to appear as wild as the rest. Don’t solely blame the players but blame the system too.

Therefore, as time keeps going on, nothing passed without leaving a lesson behind, its a universal fact. Then Its such reeks and insipid scenarios that keep taking place time to time instill the mentality of ” No respect ” and ” No Trust ‘ in the hearts of masses when it comes to political matters.

So whatever people tend to do or believe now, the more the spot a politician or power holder in to it, they will start swinging in between, that’s to say they would seemingly slop in to the cave of uncertainty and confusion. Don’t blame them too, rather the Elites.

Furthermore, as we now reach to a critical point where our leaders are highly committed in coaxing masses to believe in what they believe and to receive what the have received as Covid-19 vaccine is out. Although people believe it’s a deadly disease that deserves a better treatment to salvage the world from sinking to the nasty hand of pandemic but yet they choose not to agree with them despite seeing them receiving the vaccine.

Huh! This is the negative side of perfidy and treachery in the realm politics because politics encompass all social institutions in it real, more especially when it comes to the area of policy making and decision. The outcome of the general public matters in that regards and they wouldn’t cooperate with the govt an achieve the desired goal.

However, some people will still believe with the govt and buy their philosophy in extirpating this deadly virus by wholeheartedly accepting the vaccine but their rate will be drastically least/poor and it couldn’t change the narrative because all Nigerians should cooperate with the govt and achieve this milestone achievement by chasing out Corona virus. And if not, the move won’t bring a colorful results.

Moreover, had it been the president didn’t disappoint his beloved people with mischievous policies and excuses which such nauseating two factors throws the lives of majority in to danger, they could have been registered covid-19 vaccine in mass but since its otherwise no one is paying a attention toward the vaccine not even having the whims to register it in due time.

Sadly some people which I might fall in to this category are making it a fun, we all vested our energy in making a satirical and humorous post with the bandwagon covid vaccine business. And sadly many are subscribing to our shabby ideology by making the pandemic a mere a jocular issue.

Perhaps, we are right to some extent and we can also deserve to be blamed for our negligence regarding a sensitive issue as this. But think of this please, Mostly over happy of Nigerians are suffering from Malaria, Typhoid, Ulcer, Diabetes and other deadly disease but govt fail to give a special dekko to them despite knowing people have agreed with them unflinchingly.

That’s what have been making our people giving the vaccine second thought, because we view this as a misplacement of priority. We are getting killed day by day by the open enemies we accustomed with, and you mind not deliver us from the but yet you are massively preparing to deliver us from the odd enemy we popularly fail to believe. I think you are hitting a wrong direction.

For govt to get this matter clear, it should first have a deep thought on how to cajole the mind of it people to start holding their decision in high regards and they can only achieve this through building a cordial relationship in her affairs with people. But failure to do this won’t makes them reap a beautiful plant.

May we all be safe ! But truth is that with or without money people won’t take the vaccine in peace.