The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed delight with the cheering news of Nigeria being declared free of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
In a statement issued in Kaduna on Monday, Vice President of the Union, Issa Aremu, said that Nigeria’s victory against Ebola is a sign of good governance which must be sustained, and also urged the Federal, state and local governments to use the same zeal in the fight against malaria and other killer diseases that are ravaging the country.
The NLC Vice President commended the efforts and measures taken by the Federal Government and state governments, particularly the Lagos State Government and all stakeholders to curb the spread of the disease in Nigeria.
Part of the text reads; “It is a mark of good governance that Nigeria applied a bi-partisan national approach to curb and curtail an epidemic of a disease without a cure and record a globally acclaimed achievement. We must apply same approach to eradicate polio, malaria and cholera.”
As the country celebrate the feat, Aremu cautioned of any form of complacency by both the government and the citizens, tasking relevant government agencies to remain on duty to guard against any new infection in Nigeria.
This, he said, would be sustained if government would strengthen the public healthcare system, motivate health workers and continue compulsory screening on the nation’s boarders, airports, seaports and ensure the use of hand sanitizers at all times.
The NLC Vice President expressed further that Nigeria’s victory cannot be sustained if the Ebola disease continues to ravage other West African countries like Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
He, therefore, urged the Nigerian Government to give necessary support to the neighbouring West African countries being ravaged by the Ebola disease.
