The sudden outbreak of the corona virus in the early 2020 led to the declaration of an emergency in the health sector worldwide. It paralyzed the economic, social, educational and religious activities. The origin was traced to Wuhan in China and gradually spreads its tentacles to the entire world; not exempting race or class. The nature of the virus rages like wild fire in dry bush. Research shows that it attacks the human lungs and entire respiratory system. It has also been shown that the survival rate is low, especially in the western part of the world, but the African /blacks have not recorded the death rate as compared to their white counterparts.
According to Pramath Kakodka (2020), there are many parameters of the clinical and management of the Covid-19 that need optimization. He explained that a hindrance to this development is the vast amount of misinformation.
This paper sets out to discuss the role of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Nigerian traditional values amidst absurd reality. This is achieved using the absurdist theoretical frame work. The theory as propounded by Albert Camus (1913 -1960) expresses what happens when human existence lacks meaning or purpose, and there is a communication breakdown. The paper also articulates a ‘disconnect’ of the African man from his traditional values vis-a-vis the danger inherent. The result shows that the futuristic implication is a continuous degradation /deterioration of African traditional values and morals.
It is pertinent therefore to have a reconsideration of strategies to redeem the African traditional values and morals by incorporating such into curriculum of both lower and higher schools.
Absurdity, reality, disconnect, values
