me1234: What kind of a country is this for God sake?

me1234: What kind of a country is this for God sake?

Rays123: Amidst angry reactions trailing the unavailability of the N1.9 billion released by President Goodluck Jonathan for the management of Ebola, the Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has denied the money was for the management of the virus.
Mr. Chukwu’s denial came Tuesday despite an official statement from the federal government to the contrary.
On August 8, at the peak of the Ebola crisis, the president, in a press release signed by Reuban Abati, announced the release of N1.9 billion as a Special Intervention Fund for the management of Ebola.
“President Jonathan also approved a Special Intervention Plan and the immediate release of N1. 9 billion for its implementation, to further strengthen on-going steps to contain the virus such as the establishment of additional isolation centres, case management, contact tracing, deployment of additional personnel, screening at borders, and the procurement of required items and facilities.
“The President commends the vigilance of aviation and health authorities in Lagos who identified and isolated the index case in Nigeria, the late Patrick Sawyer, an American-Liberian who flew into the country,” the statement read.
On Tuesday, however, Mr. Chukwu denied that the money was released for the management of Ebola. The Minister of Health said the money was approved for the Ministry of Health.
“The N1.9billion approved by the president was for the federal ministry of health. It is not for Ebola fund. It will be used to procure more vehicles for working which have been ordered. It would be used to procure more drugs that have been ordered…and other items.
“In the case of Lagos state, after the president met commissioners of health, the president then asked the minister of health to discuss with the technical people and money has been approved for Lagos state,” he said.
He further stated that though the world is at risk, the federal ministry of health is ready to face any outbreak.
“Excellence is a journey, it’s never a destination. The federal ministry of health is ready to face any outbreak.
“Every country and every citizen of the world remains at risk but Nigeria is on top of the situation so we don’t want people to panic. We should be in charge but not panic” he said.
The Lagos State government had complained that it did not receive the funds released for the management of Ebola despite being the epicentre of the management of the infection in the country.
https://m.premiumtimesng.com/news/167335-nigerian-health-minister-says-n1-9-bn-ebola-fund-will-be-used-for-cars-others.html

drsteroid: I believe Nigeria is winning this war against ebola.This is one of Goodluck's major achievement as a president.kudos 2 him,our honourable Minister of health n Nigerians.If we support d govt in other aspects of d economy just as we all supported in the management of ebola,d country wil be beta 4 all 2 liv

Dibiachukwu: Nigerians pray to your Jesus


And Mohammed now.


Where the hell are they?


Why haven't your miracle pastors cured ebola?

Pray hard, maybe jesus would hear and come and save you.

crazy people.

berem: what kind of comment is this biko? Same thing they told us we shouldn't panic about Boko Haram that terrorists are everywhere. We have seen the result today as Boko Haram have started hoisting flags and daring Federal Government.

I feel like slapping Onyebuchi Chukwu right now! I don't know why Jonathan is surrounded by mad,useless and incompetent people which makes him no exception. Chai!!

me1234: What kind of a country is this for God sake?

Sincere9gerian: What is wrong with this minister of health? Why not use the funds to set up world class isolation centres with well trained staff for hemorrhagic diseases or other highly infectious deadly diseases in select existing FG tertiary hospitals? Why not use part of the funds to support research on ebola and other hemorrhagic diseases? What about procurement of adequate barrier nursing tools and PPE in the existing in the hospitals? This minister should better get his acts together.

I guess the minister made this pronouncement because he feels the current outbreak of ebola has been effectively contained, but while that maybe true, we should begin now to prepare for the next outbreak of ebola, other hemorrhagic diseases or any other highly infectious and deadly disease. We should be proactive for once.

Obiagelli: i have learned never to trust anything FG. Apc does little and make plenty noise about it while PDP does nothing and even make more noise than the APC.

berem: what kind of comment is this biko? Same thing they told us we shouldn't panic about Boko Haram that terrorists are everywhere. We have seen the result today as Boko Haram have started hoisting flags and daring Federal Government.

I feel like slapping Onyebuchi Chukwu right now! I don't know why Jonathan is surrounded by mad,useless and incompetent people which makes him no exception. Chai!!

RockMaxi:

I hope I am not reading the article upside down, what happened to the Health ministry's budget prior to Ebola outbreak. Vehicles and drugs that have been ordered ,

obailala: Not long ago, health practitioners and relatives of the ebola victims complained that the so called 1.9billion did not get to the ebola treatment centres and some self appointed govt defenders foolishly accused every media body which carried the news as being sponsored by APC.

Now if this report by the health minister is true, then it's another exposure on the foolishness of some ordinary Nigerian individuals who have placed a burden upon themselves to defend the evils of the federal government even in situations when the FG does not need their services.