Nigerian President Calls On International Community To Stop Stigmatization Against Nigerians Over Ebola Epidemic!

Coming on the heels of  Nigeria's clearance, having being certified free of the Ebola virus (EVD) by the World Health Organisation, president Goodluck Jonathan recently called on the international community to stop discriminatory checks and stigmatisation of Nigerians abroad. 

This call was made during a audience with the French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who called on him at the Presidential Villa recently.

The Ministers were in Nigeria to seek further co-operation with the Federal Government in the growing global effort to contain the current outbreak and continuing spread of the Ebola Virus Disease.

According to report, president Jonathan expressed the Federal Government's displeasure over the stigmatisation of Nigerians by some countries even after WHO just recently certified Nigeria Ebola-free. The president maintained that there was never any justifiable basis for the stigmatisation of Nigerians since Ebola was rapidly contained in the country and never attained epidemic level.

He further informed the envoys that Nigeria would remain fully vigilant to prevent the re-entry of the virus, as the Federal Government recognised that the country was still at risk as long as Ebola continued to ravage other West African countries or any other part of the world.

Jonathan assured that Nigeria would therefore co-operate fully with other concerned nations to stop the current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa as quickly as possible.

The envoys praised Nigeria's successful containment of the virus and expressed the desire of France, Germany and the European Union to collaborate more with Nigeria in helping other West African countries where the virus still remains active.