President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, described the late
American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer’s visit that heralded the entry of the
dreaded Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, into the country, as “pure madness.”
This came as the Federal Government appealed to Nigerians not to panic
and adhere to the highest possible personal hygiene measures and safety
guidelines issued by the Federal Ministry of Health.
Meanwhile, fears that more Nigerians may fall victim of the Ebola
virus heightened, yesterday, as the Federal Government confirmed the
10th case of the disease after the death of the index case (the first
case), bringing the total number of cases to 10. The President, who
spoke publicly for the first time since the outbreak of the disease in
the country, expressed disappointment with the way and manner the late
Sawyer brought Ebola to Nigeria.
Late Sawyer, whose arrival in Lagos on July 20, 2014, and eventual
death five days later in a private hospital, sparked off the dreaded
Ebola Virus saga in the country, was a consultant to the Liberian
government. He was said to be under surveillance in Liberia for a
suspected case of the Ebola Virus Disease, but evaded authorities in
Monrovia and tragically boarded a plane for Lagos in Nigeria, via Lome
in Togo and Accra in Ghana.
His intention, according to reports was to connect to Calabar in
Nigeria to attend a two-day retreat organized by the ECOWAS Commission,
and later the same week to Atlanta, Georgia in the USA to celebrate his
daughter’s birthday. Speaking at the Annual Interfaith Conference in
Abuja, President Jonathan, however, assured citizens that the Federal
Government was ready to stop the spread of the Ebola virus.
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Stargist
221 13 The actress tweeted the pic above and wrote that she is her own family/sibling. If that is true, then it is sad!
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