Yungwizzzy: Nigerians should be grateful to Patrick Sawyer and not curse him



It's quite unfortunate that Patrick Sawyer brought Ebola virus to Nigeria, but if you look at it from another angle you will see that he did more good than harm

If Mr Sawyer didn't bring this virus to Nigeria, the virus would have still found his way to Nigeria.
Imagine if the virus was imported from a remote source by travelers and illegal immigrants due to our porous borders, don't you think the virus would creep into Nigeria and slowly spread into the massive ignorant populace

But rather Patrick Sawyer who was a public figure was involved which prompted media attention and swift action from the federal government.


Your view?

mogentle: You are right. Sometimes, wisdom resides in foolishness, though we hardly know.

mayorall:


what do you mean?, Are you trying to say OP is ***?

Nah joke o

Yungwizzzy:

yes I am and it's too sweet being so!!

Yungwizzzy: Nigerians should be grateful to Patrick Sawyer and not curse him



It's quite unfortunate that Patrick Sawyer brought Ebola virus to Nigeria, but if you look at it from another angle you will see that he did more good than harm

If Mr Sawyer didn't bring this virus to Nigeria, the virus would have still found his way to Nigeria.
Imagine if the virus was imported from a remote source by travelers and illegal immigrants due to our porous borders, don't you think the virus would creep into Nigeria and slowly spread into the massive ignorant populace

But rather Patrick Sawyer who was a public figure was involved which prompted media attention and swift action from the federal government.

It was because Mr Sawyer was involved that is why market women, mechanics, bus drivers, literate and non-literate Nigerians are aware of the EDV epidemic

And trust Nigerians on such issues, we took it to another level and it spread like wildfire. Bbm, Twitter, Facebook, NAIRALAND were not left out on the campaign. TV and radio stations were also involved. At one point or the other people were adding salts, sugar and maggi to the story!!


My conclusion is: If the diseases came from an unknown source, due to lack of awareness of Nigerians it would have killed more people in hundreds before our "proactive" government would step in, but Mr Patrick Sawyer made people to stop unnecessary handshakes, hugs etc and started wearing of hand gloves and taking precautions.


Your view?

uboma:

Your views are baseless i must say. Did you consider the loved ones we lost as a result of direct contact with the primary host?

Even if he didn't come to Nigeria with the virus, we would have put our house in order in terms of preventive measures since the news about the virus was already put on high alert.

And who knows, it may not have even gotten to Nigeria in the first place if Patrick Sawyer had not visited...

Yungwizzzy: Nigerians should be grateful to Patrick Sawyer and not curse him
It's quite unfortunate that Patrick Sawyer brought Ebola virus to Nigeria, but if you look at it from another angle you will see that he did more good than harm
If Mr Sawyer didn't bring this virus to Nigeria, the virus would have still found his way to Nigeria.
Imagine if the virus was imported from a remote source by travelers and illegal immigrants due to our porous borders, don't you think the virus would creep into Nigeria and slowly spread into the massive ignorant populace
But rather Patrick Sawyer who was a public figure was involved which prompted media attention and swift action from the federal government.
It was because Mr Sawyer was involved that is why market women, mechanics, bus drivers, literate and non-literate Nigerians are aware of the EDV epidemic
And trust Nigerians on such issues, we took it to another level and it spread like wildfire. Bbm, Twitter, Facebook, NAIRALAND were not left out on the campaign. TV and radio stations were also involved. At one point or the other people were adding salts, sugar and maggi to the story!!
My conclusion is: If the diseases came from an unknown source, due to lack of awareness of Nigerians it would have killed more people in hundreds before our "proactive" government would step in, but Mr Patrick Sawyer made people to stop unnecessary handshakes, hugs etc and started wearing of hand gloves and taking precautions.
Your view?

Nobleval: Op you are very wrong! He shouldn't have entered Nigeria at the first place!


Ebola is not in senegal,mali,burkinafaso,ghana,benin,togo,ivory coast,cameroon,Niger,...all in West Africa



Ebola shouldn't be in Nigeria! Why Nigeria! Greatful my ass! Tell that to those innocent souls that lost their lives.


Op you deserve a knock{sorry} but that's it.


Sawyer brought Ebola into Nigeria...should we be grateful for that?


The writer of this article should be in jail.

ritux:

I don't agree with your views. All the neighbouring countries that share boundaries with Nigeria do not have cases of Ebola.

redsun: Have they ruled out the possibility of contaminated mosquitoes that preyed on a victim or on an infected corpes transmitting the dreadful virus?

buskie13: From de point de op is driving to is making some facts.......this is what we refused to accept...... All we do is to lambast without solution........As d op has said.....we might have suffered more if not Patrick Sawyer's public figure !!

ritux:

I don't agree with your views. All the neighbouring countries that share boundaries with Nigeria do not have cases of Ebola.

Yungwizzzy:

Where were those countries when Suya Sawyer came to Nigeria??

why didn't he go to those "neighboring countries"??

Ngwakwe:

The wife has already answered your question.

Sawyer's wife said he (Patrick) believed that Nigeria has the best Medical facilities in West Africa to take care of him (her husband).