Gov. Amaechi’s Negligence Responsible for Spread of Ebola in Rivers - PDP
…Says Amaechi Prefers Politicking with Citizens’ Lives
*regretted that Amaechi shunned the meeting with President Jonathan
when 35 other governors attended and were empowered with knowledgeto
fight Ebola
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP says carelessness and insensitivity on the part of the Rivers
State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and the State Commissioner for Health,
Dr. Samson Parker, are responsible for the unfortunate spread of the
deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the State, with a confirmed death
incident of an innocent doctor, Ike Samuel Elemo, as the first victim.
The PDP notes that Gov Amaechi’s laxity and his Health Commissioner not
been proactive in putting in place necessary facilities and modalities
in preventing the Ebola outbreak or tackling it to avoid spread in the
event of any reported case is consequently regrettable, as the Rivers
State situation might be more severe than that of Lagos State, in which
case the State government at least showed some form of seriousness by
cooperating with the Federal government prompt responses to the index
case and others who had contacts with him .
The PDP expresses
astonishment while reacting to the death of the medical Doctor in Port
Harcourt, who had contact with an Ebola patient, and who’s wife and over
200 persons are reported being infected with the Ebola virus in Port
Harcourt.
Describing the situation as devastating, the PDP regretted
that all efforts by the Federal Government to contain the spread of
Ebola to Rivers State were rebuffed by Governor Rotimi Amaechi,
including shunning a meeting convened in Abuja on the prevention of the
spread of Ebola to other States, presided over by President Jonathan,
which had in attendance, 35 States Governors, except him (Amaechi).
At the meeting, modalities for containment of the spread of the virus
were considered and agreed upon, and all the governors in attendance
resolved and had immediately taken proactive steps in impeding the
spread.
This development, the PDP believes, elucidates the fact that
the Governor had always look for an avenue to milk dry the State, as
what he and his Executive members will now do is to present an expansive
budget purportedly for dealing with the current avoidable situation in
the State, thereby enriching themselves.
The Party also observes
that rather than key into the policies and programmes of the Federal
Government in containing the spread of Ebola to Rivers State, Governor
Amaechi prefers to embark on ward to ward APC campaigns in the State,
against the advice by the Rivers State Police Command.
By the latest
development in the State, PDP is convinced that more Ebola cases are in
Rivers State, following out right negligence of the governor, who
prefers to travel to other parts of the States and beyond than stay back
and first tackle Ebola and other emergency developments.
The PDP
also expresses strong disapproval of claims made by the Commissioner of
Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, that all adequate measures have been taken
to contain the spread of Ebola in Rivers State, believing that if that
was the true reflection of government’s action, the heart breaking death
of Dr. Elemo would have been avoided.
The PDP is not in doubt that
all actions taken by the Rivers State Government so far, are measures
that are not in the interest of the people, but aimed at looting the
State resources.
Signed:
Jerry Needam
Special Adviser, on Media to
State PDP Chairman, Bro. Felix Obuah
Thursday, August 28, 2014.
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