Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has
hailed the efforts by the Federal and Lagos State governments to check
the spread of the Ebola virus disease in the country.
Obasanjo said if the Federal Government
had given the same prompt attention to rescuing the abducted Chibok
girls, the story could have been different now.
The former President spoke during the
opening of the 11th Biennial International Conference on “Drugs, Alcohol
and Society in Africa” organised by the African Centre for Research and
Information on Substance Abuse in Lagos.
He, however, called for collaboration among West African countries to contain the virus.
Obasanjo said, “I have always believed
that where we have done well, we should be able to commend ourselves
whether or not anybody commends us.
“On the other hand, where we have not
done well enough, we should be bold and courageous enough to admit our
failing, show remorse and make correction.
“The Lagos State Government and the
Federal Government separately and collectively have done very well in
the prompt measures taken to stem the tide of Ebola disease and to
prevent the spread into an epidemic proportion both in Lagos and in the
country.
“We should hail these efforts which are
in contrast to the efforts and time deployed to rescue the 276 Chibok
girls abducted. The difference is clear and the results are obvious.”
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