Lagos state Governor, Babatunde Fashola,
today September 18th, hosted some Ebola
survivors at his office at the state
Secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja. Speaking with
the survivors, the governor commended
them for coming forward to share their
experiences, saying that they are proof that
the disease is not a death sentence.
The survivors in attendance included the
widow of late Port Harcourt doctor, Dr
Emenuo Kelechi (left), Dr Ibeawuchi Morris
(second left), Dr Fadipe Akinniyi (centre),
Mr. Dennis Akagha (late Nurse Justina
Ejelonu's fiance) and Dr Adaora Igonoh.

While sharing their experiences, one of the
survivors and staff of First Consultant
Hospital, Dr. Ibeabuchi Morris, said he was
the first to receive late Sawyer at the
hospital where he was first treated for
Malaria.
He said after the patient continued to have
high temperature, he took the blood sample
and sent it to the laboratory, then contacted
Dr. Stella Adadevoh who advised him to
continue attending to the patient pending
the arrival of the test result. He said when
the blood result arrived it was confirmed
that he was EVD positive. Sawyer died a few
days later.
Dr. Ibeabuchi disclosed that he started
manifesting symptoms of the disease 12
days later as his body temperature
continued to rise beyond 38.5 degrees
Celsius. He said when his condition
continued to degenerate, he reported to the
Lagos State Ministry of Health and was
advised to restrict his contact with
members of his family.
According to him, his body temperature got
to an all time high of over 40 degrees at
which point the Medical team from Lagos
State came and took him to the isolation
centre after decontaminating his house. He
thanked the Lagos State Government and
all the other agencies and individuals who
took care of him and made it possible for
him to survive.
Another survivor, Dr. Adaora Igonoh,
thanked the Lagos State Governor and the
Government for their dedication in the
battle to contain the spread of the disease
which, according to her, made it possible
for some victims, including herself to
survive the virus.
Dr. Igonoh, who is also a staff of First
Consultants Hospital, commended the
hospital and the staff for the risk they took
to ensure that the disease did not spread
beyond the limit it did. She also paid tribute
to those who lost their lives, adding that
without their sacrifice, the story would
probably have been different.
Also giving his testimony, Mr. Dennis
Akagha, fiancee to Justina Akagha, a
nursing staff of First Consultants Hospital
who died days after attending to Patrick
Sawyer, said he got to hear about his
fiancee's contact with Sawyer when the
death of the Liberian was announced on
television. She later told him she'd treated
Sawyer.
He said when the symptoms of the disease
started manifesting in Justina, they first
thought it was pregnancy induced or
Malaria because she'd told him she wore
protective gloves while attending to Sawyer.
He said that on the 14th day, Justina's
condition worsened and he took her to First
Consultants from where he was directed to
the Isolation Centre in Yaba where she later
passed on.
He disclosed that he did not immediately go
to hospital when he started manifesting the
symptoms until he started vomiting and
feeling dehydrated. He said he was finally
taken to the Isolation Centre where he was
treated and discharged after he tested
negative of the virus.
Other survivors who gave testimonies were
Dr. Fadipe Akinniyi, also a staff of First
Consultants Hospital and Dr. (Mrs.) Kelechi
Emenuo, wife of late Dr. Emenuo, who
treated one of Mr. Sawyer’s companions in
Port Harcourt and later died of the disease.
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thank God for fashola, if he was as clueless as his coleague from abia or their oga kpata kpata GEJ, by now we wud have seen ebola patients roaming the streets begging for food. i dont know why nigerians vote on ethnic and religious lines and cant allow somebody like Fashola to lead Nigeria

God,when will this man become our president. This is not fair o! How can we have the best and yet put the worst forward.

Chiefpriest1: God,when will this man become our president. This is not fair o! How can we have the best and yet put the worst forward.

That's if the Northerns will agree.
It's left For APC Northerns

Please mod...put am for front page,

henchamb: thank God for fashola, if he was as clueless as his coleague from abia or their oga kpata kpata GEJ, by now we wud have seen ebola patients roaming the streets begging for food. i dont know why nigerians vote on ethnic and religious lines and cant allow somebody like Fashola to lead Nigeria

Before he met them Ebola survivors they where not on the street begging for food. Must u insult the president just to make a point?


Talking about Nigerians voting based on ethics n religion, well thanks to your fulani masters. They started it

...that
the disease is not a death sentence.

At a time, HIV/AIDS was so dreaded. This one too will surely pass away.

henchamb: thank God for fashola, if he was as clueless as his coleague from abia or their oga kpata kpata GEJ, by now we wud have seen ebola patients roaming the streets begging for food. i dont know why nigerians vote on ethnic and religious lines and cant allow somebody like Fashola to lead Nigeria

You're right. One can see the love he shows to survivors, unlike Jonathan that pushed an aide of his to shake hands with some people without Ebola, because he is afraid.

barika2011: Please mod...put am for front page,

You are asking for too much. Don't be surprised to find your Fashola thread in the travel or romance section..

amtalkin:
Before he met them Ebola survivors they where not on the street begging for food. Must u insult the president just to make a point?


Talking about Nigerians voting based on ethics n religion, well thanks to your fulani masters. They started it

by that statement i meant that ebola wud have been rampant. i did not insult the president( that is if we have any). i was stating the obvious

Even at gunpoint fear no go let GEJ snap with those guys. As the camera man dey suggest dat kain thing, akpobi men dey quarantine everybody for him family.

Thumbs up Fashola... elemi Lion

Good leadership is radiant to the love of the people. Fashola is a good example.


PDP for sure, don't get it twisted.

Fashola is not only showing support and boosting morale, he's also sending out a very open message to the ignorant folks out there that they the survivors are completely cured and they have nothing to worry about...

With credible and capable leadership, we sure can overcome..

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN (left) addressing Muslim faithful on the containment and subsequent preventive measures for the Ebola Virus Disease shortly after the Friday Prayers at the Central Mosque, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, September 12, 2014

When it comes to Ebola, even the mosque is not off limits.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN (right) discussing with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Country representative in Nigeria, Dr. Rui Gama Vaz (left) during a courtesy call on the Governor to appreciate Lagos State Government efforts in containing the Ebola Virus Disease in the State at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Thursday, September 11, 2014.

Exemplary leader I must say..

arresa:
Exemplary leader I must say..

Now the question is will the Northerns allow him be the flag bearer?

amtalkin:

Now the question is will the Northerns allow him be the flag bearer?

Anything short of Fashola is rubbish across the board, but let's wait and see..

Good gesture from fashola there...... Eko o ni baje o!

that awkward moment. after hosting the show these people were discovered to still have Ebola disease in them

Ha!....Dat b funny.
Apc are doing everything humanly possible to buy the hearts of lagosians,in other to vote for em come 2015,after frustrating a hole lot of its inhabitants.
#ItWon'tWork #MrCaringGovernor #ItsTooLate #ParkYourLoad.

We gon use the broom of ACN to sweep out both the ACN & APC #Garbage.

...q

Eeya....

Nice.....you guys need to read that Doctor Ada's Story...the fair lady on the right. You will read in Tears...

KK

The man is trying

good

Brb

justi4jesu: Nice.....you guys need to read that Doctor Ada's Story...the fair lady on the right. You will read in Tears...

. l have read it. she is an inspiration.

Good one Sir Fashola, this will go a long way to restore confidence of the people that the exPatients no longer carry the virus nor are de contagious

This man is not only good in leadership but he still have time to teach the clueless one of otuoke what good leadership entails. God bless BRF.