Some housewives in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have described the stay-at-home order by the state government as a blessing in disguise.
The housewives, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday, said with the order, they now had family bonding time, which they had hitherto been denied by school and work.
One of the women, Doyin Jaiyeola, said her husband now spent more time with the children and related more with them.
Jaiyeola said though it was not easy staying at home with the kids without having anywhere to go, her husband now understood the children and their needs.
Another resident, Fatima Ahmed, said her husband now appreciated her more than before.
Ahmed said: “Now my husband knows what it means to take care of the house, the children and also keep the house in order.
“He appreciates me more now because he used to think that house work was a child’s play since he was not always around.
“But now that he is seeing things for himself, he complains less.
“So, I think the stay-at-home order is helping to rebuild families.”
On her part, Dorcas Philip, said her husband now helped her with house chores, which he always found difficult to do before.
Phillip said her husband now is of the position that he could not stand her doing everything in the house without giving a helping hand.
She said: “He said he couldn’t watch me doing all things by myself, so he is now helping out.
“But before now, he didn’t even know what I usually did in the house.”
NAN recalls that government had on March 28 announced a partial lockdown in the state by closing all schools, churches, mosques and shops selling non-essential materials as well as banning commercial vehicles to prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease.
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