The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, has mentioned no authorities will use Ebola as a political weapon.
Jide Idris made this assertion on Monday throughout an interview on Channels TV Politics Today whereas reacting to rumours of the virus on social media.
According to him, claims that the federal government will use Ebola as a political weapon to trigger worry forward of 2027 are false and needs to be disregarded.
The NCDC boss mentioned the federal government is targeted on defending Nigerians and never utilizing illness for politics.
He urged Nigerians to ignore pretend information and observe NCDC tips to remain protected from Ebola and different illnesses.
“No government will use Ebola as a political weapon,” he mentioned.
Recall that the NCDC had earlier confirmed one imported case from Uganda and positioned 53 contacts beneath monitoring in Abuja.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization, WHO, had mentioned Nigeria presently has no Ebola case after the evacuation of the index affected person to Switzerland.
The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, made this recognized in a press release posted on his verified X deal with on Monday, stating that Nigeria would proceed monitoring 52 contacts whereas Switzerland would handle the affected person and observe up together with her husband.
