Udeagha, N. and Nwamah, G.O. orcid.org/0000-0002-6283-8090 (2023) COVID 19 Pandemic: Religious Leadership and the Challenges of Good Governance in Nigeria. International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, 10 (9). pp. 37-47. ISSN 2364-5369
Abstract
The paper focuses on the effects of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 in Nigeria as relates to issues of religion and the challenges of good governance. The recent outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in most countries of the world, which culminated in governments across the globe, instituting measures of lockdown as a means of containing the spread of the virus, appears to be a perceptible assessment for the religious institutions to re-evaluate their allegiance and commitment to good governance in Nigeria. The paper is a qualitative assessment of the issues of religious beliefs and the challenges of good governance in Nigeria as undergirded by the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in social distancing and banning of congregational religious activities in most countries of the world, was seen as a threat to religious activities by some religious groups and leadership in Nigeria. This notion consequently led to various utterances and actions that challenged the responsive efforts of government in containing the virus. The paper argues that such conducts are inimical to state public health measures and good governance in Nigeria. It, therefore, surmises that religious groups, particularly their leaders, need to discontinue from complicating an already challenged political leadership of the country, rather they should endeavour to use their enormous influence and contribute towards good governance by controlling faith-based emotions, synergizing and assisting the government, especially in such difficult time in history as presented by the pandemic. If religious sentiments are significantly controlled, democratic governance in Nigeria will fare better.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2024 13:24 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2024 13:24 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding (IJMMU) |
Identification Number: | 10.18415/ijmmu.v10i9.5116 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:213542 |