The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has expressed satisfaction with the way and manner the Governor Chibuike Amaechi has decisively tackled the Ebola outbreak in the State, urging people not to panic as the situation is under control. “Governor Amaechi did not only declare war on Ebola but has also stepped up and sustained the war against the disease. We wish to commend him and his administration on this while at the same time appealing to people of the State, including visitors, to fully cooperate with the state authorities on measures rolled out to check the spread of the disease,” Rivers APC said in a statement issued Monday in Port Harcourt by the State Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya.
The party condemned the way Ebola was imported into Rivers State late last month by a diplomat, Mr. Oluibukun Koye and the awkward way the late Dr. Iyke Sam Enemuo decided to treat his Ebola patient in a hotel without reporting the case to the appropriate quarters for immediate action. [eap_ad_1] “Inasmuch as we do not wish to waste time on spilt milk, the seriousness with which Governor Amaechi intervened to arrest the situation gladdens our heart as a political party. As a visionary and focused government, even before the Ebola outbreak in Rivers State, the Amaechi administration had released the sum of N300 million to the State Ministry of Health to use in tackling the virus in case it eventually arrived the State. Apart from this, the Rivers State Government through the Ministry of Health planned ahead by approving a temporary quarantine site in Oduoha, Emohua Local Government Area of the State,” Rivers APC said.
The party also commended State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, and his technical team for proving that the APC government in Rivers State is very concerned about the health and security of Rivers people.
It equally expressed appreciation for the assistance rendered by the World Health Organization (WHO), Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) – also known as Doctors Without Borders, the American Embassy and the Federal Government to ensure that drastic measures are put in place to tackle and eliminate Ebola from Rivers State and the entire country.
Rivers APC enjoined the people not to panic but to immediately call the Ebola emergency numbers 08167733939, 07036321076, 08033124314 or the State Emergency Call Centre 112 if they see anyone with symptoms indicative of diarrhea, high fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, excessive weakness of the body and unexplained bleeding.
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