President Goodluck Jonathan and the Federal Ministry of Health have been commended for responding very quickly to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria since the ill fated visit of a Liberia/American citizen, Patrick Sawyer.
Mr Godwin Ezeemo, State Leader of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) told journalists that both Jonathan and the Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu have shown responsiveness to the health of Nigerians.
He said that the approval of N1.9billion to fight the virus in the country was a worthy and well thought out decision by the government as such will equip professionals to help Nigerians counter the challenges posed by the deadly virus.
Ezeemo said that the speed at which the Federal Ministries of Information and Health Ministers responded to the health impasse in the country showed that the government had seasoned and competent bosses to handle any issue in the country.
“We are blessed in this country with lots of intellectuals and experts in various walks of life. I was impressed with the speedy response of the government to the health challenge currently being faced in the country and in the globe. The handling of the issue was real un-Africa.
“I can say we are fast developing and growing very fast to meet the basic practice of showing concerns to issues that affect our subjects and in place of less laser affairs to issues affecting the common people,” he said.
He called on various bodies in the country like the National Orientation Agency, Red Cross Societies, NGOs, and Health workers to engage in massive health awareness, especially in the highly populated cities and rural areas, so as to sensitize on the need to prevent the spread of the virus.
Ezeemo called on mothers to live up to their duties of inculcating high level of personal hygiene, urging other adults to take seriously the control of the spread of the virus through washing of hands and keeping their environment clean.
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