President Jonathan Release N1.9bn To Fight Ebola Outbreak

Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, released the sum of N1.9billion on Friday, to implement a Special Intervention Plan aimed at eradicating the further spread of the Ebola Virus which he said its control and containment has become a national emergency.
The President urged school owners across the nation, to consider extending the current holiday until such a time the Federal Government would have carried out a reassessment of the level of the threat imposed by the Ebola virus.

He went further to ask the religious organisations to discourage gatherings that may trigger the spread of the virus, finally ordered that movement of corpses from overseas into Nigeria be stopped.

These decisions were contained in a statement made by Dr. Reuben Abati, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity.

President Jonathan pleaded with Citizens to abstain from spreading false information about the virus which which will brought fears and panic in the life of some people.

President Jonathan calls for even greater vigilance and co-operation at all levels to stop the Ebola virus from spreading further