Veteran actor Zack Orji has described the stay-at-home directive by the government as an opportunity for families to spend quality time together while not neglecting the preventive measures to slow COVID-19 spread.
“The stay-at-home order has its own advantages and disadvantages, but the way I see it and the manner that the government is handling it matters a lot to many.
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“I believe parents, particularly career couples, are making the best use of the lock-down to rest, be with their children, look in and take care of something hitherto ignored in the home.
“For me, it has availed me more opportunity of doing a lot of reading, doing some house chores, enter the kitchen and sweep it, which was not obtainable during busy days,” he said.
Conversely, he said the lock-down was not palatable for a large number of people who survive on daily income through some form of trade which had been put on hold.
According to him, the lock-down has crippled some businesses.
“People are suffering from the lockdown because it has placed a hardship on them; some of us have extended hands of fellowship on request, so the situation is telling on the people,” he added.
The veteran actor appealed to the authorities to have a rethink on the lock-down to soften the unbearable hardship the people were going through in the past week.
Orji said there was a need to encourage people to take necessary precautions while they go back to their businesses.