₦airaland Forum

• They'll eventually pay, you guys should take it easy, must you strike on everything? after all you still receive salary every month. Nigerians and money....

• Mo ri re, wetting be volunteer? Abi them dey craze ni?

• Your ignorance defies all limits. Who forced them to volunteer.

The doctors that almost died in Liberia volunteered and we're not paid a dime for risking their lives. If you are getting paid for a service rendered, that does not count as volunteering. Get hold of a dictionary or go read a copy of "English For Dummies" Foolsmond.

• These guys should cool down, dey go pay una....after all no b force dem force una go do d work....na only una cari una celf waka go.....So mek una cul down 4 Jesus

• If you don't have a dictionary, visit dictionary.com or google.com and check out d definition of "VOLUNTEER". When u in church and your pastor says, 'we need 10 volunteers for the ongoing site building tomorrow'. After raising ur hands and going to the site, does ur pastor/ church pay u? NO! Rather, at some point, they bring food for you guys and in the end, before you go home, they show a little appreciation.

• Those people wey dey go flood regions, war torn zones in the name of helping them with food and medicine, do they get paid?

• Choi See Moni N50,000 per day! Why won't they protest!

Tundeiab: didn't your OBJ write a stupid letter to GEJ which was meant to indict him? Did he mention that in his letter ? Any way I saw the letter as a last stroke at redemption from a failed leader.

Whether you like it or not God has a purpose for allowing GEJ to become our president at this point in time.

You are indirectly fighting God with your hatred-inspired comments. Remember what the Holy book says that there is not a leaf that falls from a tree without Him(God) knowing of it.

poiZon: so where obj from, no be southwest.
hw abt that bode george that was NPA md n na during him regime dis shit happened, na from SOUTHWEST TOO.
so whats is ur argument now?

Sincere9gerian: I hope your leader, Tinubu, is recuperating in the world class hospital he travelled to abroad, of course at the expense of the tax paying and long suffering Lagosians?

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

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.

Sokomba however said that they hope that the funds and support partnership will consistently get to RROM for project sustainability within scheduled time frame so as not to hinder the progress the outreach mission has made so far

RockMaxi: Good

I read the bolded twice and started

MizMyColi: So, I stumbled on this picture on my facebook page.


Which would you go for?
What's your reason.


Mine:
[b]I'd go with the red pill [don't crucify me just yet] because, I believe that everyone who dies have served their purpose in this world and that they're in a better place. Bringing them back might just be against their will.



Anyone is free to contribute.
However, for starters, I'm tagging everyone I've come across or admired on NL to make their own contribution.

phlemzy: Sore throat-Germany,headache-London, Sneezing- India!!!They wouldnt lead by example and would expect their aides, associates, and the others to patronize our local hospitals. Is it that foreign-trained doctors cannot practise effectively in this environ or FG cannot affort to buy those facilities that are used overseas. Anyway, I hope he recovers soon.

Kingsley1000: Wish him quick recuperation.but wetin happen to our hospitals here,why germany?....that money u people lavish on medical care oversea make una use am develop our own to world standard

ceo4eva: Wishing Mr President a Safe Trip and Quick Recovery.

Agunnewi: God willing he will be back hale and hearty.

gunuvi: get well soon Nigeria best presido

strangest: that list should include my ex gf, if she wan cum, she will grab me on the neck, almost strangling me .... and she will still be the one screaming

Baddestguyp: leave her before she finally kills you o. this is attempted murder

Mickey7: Did you get authorisation to use that tittle from the writer of "The Lying Game"? If no,do you know it's a criminal offence to use other people's book or film title without adequate authorisation?child you had better change that title

maayha: I boarded d same taxi with beyonce ds morning

lrguru: This doctors are just being pathetic, resident doctors are fired, and they remained fired.

mcino: Since doctors are this corrupt, they should neither be made CMDs nor ministers of health. After all, they are not the only people in the health sector.Dora Akunyili was over qualified to be made minister of health, but the corrupt doctors made sure it was given to another thief - Adenike Grange. Continue and may be a good thing will come out of this.

Morotov1: I am not trying to extol corruption but to let the sleeping dogs and lions alone until the current NMA issue has been sorted out.

Morotov1: I am not trying to extol corruption but to let the sleeping dogs and lions alone until the current NMA issue has been sorted out.

Morotov1: Doctors have had a lot of bashing already, so bringing in these case of fraud against your colleague who happens to be the minister ........aaahhh, with the posts I think it is not going down well.
2009 allegation and no indictments recorded, have to thread carefully here.
Thought the deal was to remain united, anyway, if NARD's sympathisers call him out with this type of thump up allegations he will eviscerate them.

omotfavy: .Imagine,d corruption of this Drs dat has turned d post of a medical director to their family title,dats d more reason dey shld allow other health professionals to go for d post.

Chanchit: I don't know what to even say to this ur "dnt wash ur dirty linens in public" comment, where is the public..? Is he not a Nigerian..?

Morotov1: I presumed the poster is a doctor.

Deepfreezer: nobody should mention GEJ in this matter oo.
was it Gej that sent them to Russia? more over that ure on scholarship doesn't mean ur parents won't assist in ur upkeep.
how much is 90k that they can't run around and send to their child. we want government to do everything for us. mtcheeew
they guy wey dey complain of clearing snow and working in factories u never see anything. no food for a lazy man.

GEJOfficial: Thank you brother

Henrypraise: Now des ar d kind of pple dat deserve national awards, not politicians.

Lemme use dis medium to also challenge all dos hungry men/ murderers parading demsefs as medical doctors, embarkin on strikes, to take example from dis Dr, life isn't always abt money n dats were Nigerians have scores it wrong, everybody is fightin for dia pocket/ money, no body is even fighting for glory talkless of fighting for humanity.

D fed govt shud tap into dis tragedy n encourage nigerians to be patriotic.

Tank u.

Asked whether doctors go on strike in Germany, one of our German collaborators in the Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control, ISTH, Irrua answered. "Oh no. When doctors have issues government as a matter of priority resolves them urgently. Where there is a delay, other citizens embark on protests and if necessary strike while the doctors remain in the hospitals to take care of sick citizens and the emergencies that may result from the protest or the strike action embarked upon by the good citizens". What do we have in Nigeria? In spite of the fact that most strikes by doctors are in their interest with a view to improving healthcare delivery, they ridicule, criticize and insult the doctors. They are more comfortable with business as usual than positive change. Really, "was there ever a country" at anytime?

QMark: I support this movement. Withdraw until you get well equipped.
You pledged to protect the citizen. You did not sign a death warrant.
I love this country (with all my heart), but not to the point of dying for it. And that's because it's not worth dying for.
I wont advise the soldiers (just like i wont advise my brother) to enter that forest full of metals with toy guns

Asked whether doctors go on strike in Germany, one of our German collaborators in the Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control, ISTH, Irrua answered. "Oh no. When doctors have issues government as a matter of priority resolves them urgently. Where there is a delay, other citizens embark on protests and if necessary strike while the doctors remain in the hospitals to take care of sick citizens and the emergencies that may result from the protest or the strike action embarked upon by the good citizens". What do we have in Nigeria? In spite of the fact that most strikes by doctors are in their interest with a view to improving healthcare delivery, they ridicule, criticize and insult the doctors. They are more comfortable with business as usual than positive change. Really, "was there ever a country" at anytime?

(The Doctor NEVER had Ebola. World Health Organization & U.S. FDA Issued Confidential Warning Against Nigerian Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, For Spreading Rumours Of False Ebola Cure. --Attorney Patryk Utulu

The W.H.O. and American FDA Have Issued Joint Statement That:

(1) Nigerian Doctor rumoured to be cured of Ebola was NOT cured of Ebola because the doctor NEVER had Ebola. (Initial test result was a “FALSE POSITIVE” which occurs in 1 out of every 150 tests).

(2) U.S. FDA warned U.S. firms for targeting African nations and falsely marketing “dietary supplements” as Ebola cure. USA threatened penalties

(3) W.H.O./FDA issued “Confidential NOTICE” to Nigerian Health Minister, Oyebuchi Chukwu, for endorsing an unproven U.S. nutritional supplement” and "thereby promoted false rumours of an Ebola cure." (WHO threatened to block Health Minister’s accreditation if he spread false rumours again)

(4) W.H.O. affirmed its ruling this week that the experimental drug, ZMapp, can be used on Ebola victims where available. WHO stated categorically that ZMapp is NOT a cure for Ebola and that EBOLA HAS NO CURE.

WHO’s “Confidential Notice” condemned Mr. Chukwu as “irresponsible”for saying that unidentified Nigerian scientist living overseas had arranged for Nigeria to get experimental medicine. Chukwu identified it as "NanoSilver,” a supplement offered U.S. firm, Natural Solutions Foundation, NSF.

FURTHER, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAID THAT: (1): NanoSilver is NOT accredited by FDA. It's products are "dietary supplements, NOT DRUGS" and has NOT been tested by FDA (2): NanoSilver is for sale on a website along with India Hemp (marijuana) oil, ear candles, and chocolate. (LOL. Tufiakwa!!!!) (3): Natural Solutions Foundation is NOT an accredited science laboratory (4): On July 20, 2014, NSF’s medical director, Dr. Rima E. Laibow, posted an Open Letter to Presidents of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Ghana claiming that NanoSilver cured Ebola. Dr. Libow claimed to have addressed 47 African health ministers at a 2007 conference and to be in touch with West African governments and their advisers. W.H.O. said THESE CLAIMS ARE FALSE. Dr. Laibow HAS NEVER BEEN TO AFRICA. (5): The New York Times repeatedly has tried to contact Dr. Laibow who claimed that her drug cured Nigerian doctor but Dr. Laibow is nowhere to be seen. Agents of the U.S. FDA are hunting for her. (6): Assistant Director of W.H.O., Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny, said fraudsters are targeting African nations “AND SUCCEEDING BECAUSE OF LARGE NUMBER OF RELIGIOUS PEOPLE ANXIOUS TO CLAIM MIRACLE HEALING.” (7): FDA’s Dr. Caplan said the same people who marketed fake HIV cure-drugs to Africans for 30 years are now marketing fake Ebola cure to Africans “BECAUSE OF THE STUPIDITY OF AFRICAN RELIGIOUS GROUPS WHO ARE TEMPTED TO CLAIM MIRACLE CURE.” DEAR NIGERIANS: Please listen to the experts at World Health Organization & FDA. Ebola has NO cure yet. DEAR TO RELIGIOUS PROPHETS: : Ebola has NO cure. Stop claiming that Ebola can be cured in Church. You are deceiving Nigerians and lying to yourself. Your ego, religious arrogance and your desire to claim miraculous cure is false, ignorant and criminal. THE BLOOD OF ANY NIGERIAN WHO DIES BECAUSE OF YOUR FALSE MIRACLE CLAIM WILL BE ON YOUR HANDS.

DearDecontee Sawyer,

I am moved to write you this letter based onyour recent openletterdefending why your husband decided to infest Nigeria with the fatal Ebola virus.

I had refrained from penning my thoughts on how irresponsible your husband’s behaviour was, mainly because he was a human being who had a right to life like myself and also becausehe had left loved ones like you and his children behind who miss him everyday.

However, your recent letter has convinced me that you deserve no pity whatsoever and has prompted me to enlighten you on what you seem to have so deliberately ignored.

You and your husband are full-fledged citizens of the UnitedStates of America. Everybody knows that the medical system in the United States is far more advanced than that of Nigeria. So if your husband’s sole intention was to seek medical help, why did he not contact the health authorities in the America?

Nigeria does not have the best health care system in Africa and that is a fact. If you and your husband were reading the news,you’d have known that a lot of Nigerians travel to South Africa, India and the UK for medical attention. I’m stressing this fact for non-Nigerians who may not understand how the system in my country works. No Nigerian would take your callous excuse with a pinch of salt!

You had the nerve to apologise to your friends, Catherine and Josh for “contacting them so early.” But you didn’t deem it fit to pay your condolences to the family of the two nurses who died from caring for your sick husband? What about the ECOWAS staff who died because he had primary contactwith your husband while helping him in Lagos? Did they also not “have a passion for life”? Do youthink these people wanted to take a chance with their lives when they knew their loved onesalso depended on them?

I heard unconfirmed reports thatPatrick Sawyer‘s late sister was engaged to be married to a Nigerian who fled Liberia when he heard that she was infected with the Ebola virus, leaving Patrick with no choice than to care for his sister. This was why Patrick came to Nigeria on a vendetta mission to pass the virus. I also heard he urinated onthe nurses who cared for him yelling in anger when he was told that he had EVD.

I dismissed these stories as unfounded rumours, until NurseJustina Obi Ejelonu gave aneyewitness accountof how irrationally your husband behaved while on admission in aLagos hospital-yanking off his IVinfusion and squirting blood on the nurses and janitors. Justina was a young, intelligent and ambitious lady who was full of life. Your husband cut short her dreams and the dreams of many others by one careless actof boarding a plane to Nigeria.

What’s going on now in Nigeria?I’ll tell you! A nursing mother andher breast-feeding baby were infected with EVD when they visited the hospital your husbanddied in. Scores of Nigerians are being quarantined in Ebola isolation centres; their work, businesses and daily hustles paralyzed. People are panicking all over the country.At least two people have diedfrom drinking concentrated salty water becausethey were prankedinto believing that salt and water were a cure for Ebola. The Nigerian government has given out 1.9 billion naira (about$11.8million) to fight the spread ofEbola in the country. This was not in the initial national budget. The resumption date of schools in the country may bepostponedindefinitelyuntil the virus can be contained. This means that students preparing for external exams such as WAEC and SSCE may be adversely affected; the whole school calendar will be affected. I’m surprised you didn’t acknowledge the impact your husband’s deadly visit is having on the most populous nation in Africa.

Instead, you dismissed the efforts of the medical team who risked their lives to handle your husband as “ironic.”

CCTV footage showed your husband avoiding contact with people at Monrovia airport, some reports even say he was rolling on the floor in pains at some point. Sebastian Muah, who until recently was the Liberian Deputy Minister of Finance for Fiscal Affairs, said inan email toPREMIUM TIMESthat the late Mr. Sawyer deceived the Liberian government into believing that he was “Ebola Free’’. He LIED to the Liberian government that he had no contact with his younger sister who died of the disease on July 8 and that he had voluntarily subjected himselffor testing which showed he wasfree of Ebola.

Nigeria was free of Ebola until July 20 when Mr. Sawyer arrived. He became terribly ill onhis flight and was rushed to the First Consultant Hospital Obalende, Lagos, where he diedon July 24. Since then, a nation of over 160 million people are being faced with a fast-killing disease they have no idea abouthow to handle. We had no prior knowledge of how to combat this disease, so why would your husband chose Nigeria of all places for “help”? If we were so ‘competent’ why are we beggingforeign countries to send us experimental drugs?

Decontee Sawyer, you owe the government of Nigeria and its people an apology. You also owe your Liberian president, Mrs.Ellen Johnson Sirleafan apology because she has not failed her country like you claim. Your letter has portrayed you as a callous and selfish woman justlike your husband. I leave you toyour conscience.

I may not join other Nigerians to say “may Patrick Sawyer rot in hell,” because I believe I may not have the right to say that. But the name of Patrick Sawyer will always resound as a man who brought death to the most populous nation in Africa. A manwho gifted Nigeria with no beneficial service, but a ZOMBIEVIRUS. I will always remember Patrick Sawyer as a medical terrorist.

reindeer: To your little mind. Unfortunately many are like you without any idea what happens beyond their street.
I know how dire the situation is, my local A/E had to pay a locum Dr £100 an hour for a 12hour shift just this last saturday for cover.
Get enlightened little boy.
Doctors have a very transferable skill set

warrior01: what a great relief! After all, most Nigeria doctors are utterly useless. imagine some of them denying their profession and others tending their resignation letters just because they heard Ebola is in town. Thank God for the able agbo sellers

cuteboy2: I am really sad an appalled at how brazen people will sieze any national situation to score cheap political points and disparage the federal govt all because of the mad quest to wrest power from GEJ. Of all the national emergencies I have witnessed in Nigeria, FGN response to the Ebola threat stands out as the best so far in terms of:

cuteboy2: 1. The speed of FGN response was very good immediately the first case was reported. In a nation where it is very difficult to track the movement of people, the immediate identification and quanrantine of all those who came in contact with what is termed in medical parlance as the "index case" (the Liberian victim Mr Sawyer) was really commendable. In every outbreak of epidemic this step is always pivotal in stemming further infections.

cuteboy2: 2. setting up of quarantine centres to treat those infected.

cuteboy2: 3. Health minister's Collaboration and coordination of plans with State govts, especially the South West states.[/qoute] While I believe this to be true, the efforts from every government stakeholder has not been optimal in my opinion, given the current emergency.

cuteboy2:
4. Immediate commencement of screening of all airline passengers , especially those arriving from neighboring countries. This was widely reported by newspapers last week including the same punch that is carrying this obviously political stories by

I won't dispute this. I think that's the picture. Something which I hope they'll keep up. But I'm shocked that the Punch newspaper that sees it as a noble social responsibility to apprise the public on a scourge with significant public health impact has now invited vilification from you for doing such. But here you are, proudly misinforming the public on the state of things - such insensitivity!

cuteboy2: 5. Provision of protective gear for health workers at designated treatment centres.

Fallacy!!! PPEs are yet to be provided at eny centres as requested for by NMA. For proof of authenticity, pls pay a casual visit to the Infectious Disease Hospital at Lagos. Just know you risk some level of exposure going there casually, so don't come creating a new thread on Nairaland blaming me CAPTION "Nairalander advised him, now he is infected with Ebola"

cuteboy2: 6. Concerted public enlightenment to create awareness and advice the public of simple steps to improve personal hygiene and prevent spread.

Well, I won't contest this as most governments including the FG on FRCN and NTA have heeded the clarion call to enlighten people on the scourge. Abi you wan argue say na the federal government sponsor all those state-sponsored jingles all over Nigeria again?

cuteboy2: 7. Visit to and advise to religious organisations not accept Ebola cases, but to refer them to hospitals. I know that govt officials visited Redeemed Church of God camp ground who's convention was about to start and were impressed with sanitation measures being taken. As a result the GO of RCCG personally said that he advised his members from West Africa to stay away from this year's convention in Lagos.

LASG and not FG sent emissaries to T. B. Joshua and that was an immediate type response. I'm not so sure about the Redeem case sha.

cuteboy2: It is sad that rather than join hands to first attack this common enemy, the Lagos branch of NMA is dissipating energy organising press conferences tinged with political undertones.

There you are. Politics again. It's good that Fashola's govt was indicted else you'd probably have cried foul that the Lagos state NMA was working with the APC against the Jonathan-led govt of the PDP.

cuteboy2: If Lagos branch of NMA had concerns about Ebola prevention, is grandstanding in a press conference the best way to go about it? Lagos NMA is answerable to thier national Executives. Did they channel their concerns to them. These people have unrestrained access to Lagos State Commissioner for Health and Gov Fashola. Did they make any attempt to contact these people? Obviously their press conference also indicted Fashola and LASG health officials because they are actively working with Federal Min of Health on this potential epidemic.

They made contact with the Comissioner. But who is he answerable to? Who dictates the tune played by the piper? That's by the way. Lagos being the epicentre of the first confirmed cases made the LASG and Lagos NMA to promptly arrange a meeting. It was there that the solutions to contain the spread were clearly outlined to the LASG, equipments and protective gears included. However, nearly two weeks after the meeting, no PPEs is yet to surface.[qoute]

Apparently Lagos NMA is not happy with the National body for calling of their ding-dong strike.

cuteboy2: All state chapters of NMA are cooperating fully Federal and State Govt health officials except Lagos chapter. If other state chapters behave like this how will the effort succeed?

cuteboy2: Even this demand has been met. They are just demanding for documents.

Tundeiab: my brother na "BAD BELLEISM" at its peak. God pass them. No be by force make Nigerian men dey admire h fellow men n.yash.
Thunder fire Obama left n.yansh. With some people's post on this thread, you will have no doubt that most Nigerians are not patriotic . For your information an average American is patriotic to the core. That's why their economy is working.
Reverse is the case in our dear Naija.