By Isaac Asabor
According to an African proverb, precisely an Edo proverb, “No one is without knowledge except him who ask no questions”. I must confess that I was compelled to ask the foregoing question, which is invariably the title of this piece as the rising cases of COVID-19 among remarkably rich Nigerians is becoming worrisome. So, if I have offended anyone with the scathing headline, I am in this context pleading that I should be forgiven. I could not resist asking the question as another African proverb says “The boy that has palm oil stain on his lips, and that was often seen hurriedly dashing out and dashing in from the kitchen may likely be the one that usually dips his hands into the pot of soup that everyone is stooling as a result of the sourness of the soup.”
Nigeria on Tuesday logged another relatively high daily death tally from COVID-19 with 15 people dying from the disease. This took the death toll in the last three days to 44.