“Send MoMo to Everyone for an Effective Lockdown” - Ian Wordi.

Actor has said that the lockdown might be more effective if the government sends MoMo to everybody for food.

“Send MoMo to Everyone for an Effective Lockdown” - Ian Wordi.
Ian Wordi

Ghanaian actor Ian Wordi, has expressed his opinion that the two weeks’ lockdown declared by the President of Ghana as part of its struggle to curb the deadly coronavirus pandemic will only be effective if government sends mobile money to all citizens to buy food while at home. 

The actor, who is currently stuck in Nigeria due to border closure and lockdown procedures of both Nigeria and Ghana believes that many lives will be affected if the President doesn't take the appropriate measures to make sure that lockdown directive is not counterproductive. 

 “I think the government shouldn’t lockdown the country without providing measures to feed the people. Ghana is a country where a few percentages live on the street and in slums. A lockdown will never be possible until there are measures put in place," he said.

 

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"For instance, everyone should be given an amount of money via their mobile money accounts so that they can pay for things and take care of themselves before the lockdown. Because in Ghana, a lot of us do hand-to-mouth so if they lockdown, how are they going to get money to buy food?” 

Although the actor admitted that the lockdown is necessary, he however said that there are measures that can be put in place to ensure that people don't die of hunger and other avoidable pitfalls. 

"Lockdown is needed but I don’t think it would be effective. People will die. The lockdown won’t work. We have people on the street who depend on the street to make money. Take places like Nima and Maamobi, who can force them to stay indoors? It can work in Trasaco and East Legon. I don’t think it will work in certain areas,” he added.