Okay this is one good news Nigerians have been hoping and expecting,President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that Nigerians must remain
fully alert and vigilant against the re-entry of the Ebola virus Disease into
the country following the declaration by the World Health Organisation today 20th October 2014, that Nigeria is now
Ebola-free.
Addressing state House correspondents on the declaration by the WHO, the
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati said
the president has directed that all measures put in place at the country’s
ports of entries must be sustained.
He said the president. dedicated the “certification to the many patriotic
health workers, volunteers and ordinary Nigerians who worked tirelessly, some
of them paying the ultimate price, to stop the deadly virus in its track after
it entered the country in July this year”.
The text of the statement read by the Presidential Spokesman reads:
“President Goodluck Jonathan welcomes today’s (yesterday’s)
declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that Nigeria is now
officially Ebola-free after 42 days without any incidence of the Ebola Virus
Disease.
“President Jonathan dedicates the certification to the many patriotic health
workers, volunteers and ordinary Nigerians who worked tirelessly, some of them
paying the ultimate price, to stop the deadly virus in its track after it
entered the country in July this year.
“The President seizes this opportunity to also reiterate his appreciation of
the contributions of state governments, WHO and other international health
organisations, relatives of infected persons and other Nigerians who either
courageously underwent the rigours of being quarantined or complied with all
directives issued by health authorities to defeat the virus.
“He believes that Nigeria’s
globally-acclaimed success against Ebola is a testimony to what Nigerians can
achieve if they set aside their differences and work together, and calls on
Nigerians to strive to replicate the unity of purpose and all-hands-on-deck
approach adopted against Ebola in other areas of national life.
“As the nation applauds the success of its collective effort to stop the
transmission of the Ebola Virus within Nigeria however, the President
warns that the entire country must remain fully alert and vigilant against the
re-entry of the virus.
“President Jonathan fully shares the view expressed by WHO in its
congratulatory message to Nigeria
that while we have won a battle against Ebola, the war will only truly end when
West Africa, Africa and the world are declared
free of Ebola.
“The President consequently directs that all the anti-Ebola measures taken
after the entry of the virus into the country should remain in place and that
health officials should continue to actively screen persons entering the
country through its air, land and sea borders for any sign of the virus.
“He also urges all Nigerians to continue to follow the anti-Ebola
advisories on sanitation and personal hygiene issued by Federal and State
Health authorities” he said.
Source: Vanguard
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